Kiya, Akhenaten's secondary wife, gave birth to Tutankhaten (later Tutankhamun), potentially causing tension with Nefertiti. Shortly after, Kiya vanished. Was it plague or something more sinister? #AncientEgypt #Akhenaten #Tutankhamun #Nefertiti #EgyptianHistory | Odyssey - Ancient History

📸 The Forbidden Kiss of Akhenaten: Who Was He Really Kissing? Inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo stands one of the most puzzling statues from the Amarna period. It shows Pharaoh Akhenaten seated, holding a smaller figure on his lap… and the two share what looks like an intimate kiss. But the question that has divided Egyptologists for decades is simple: Who was Akhenaten really kissing? 🔹 The museum’s official card identifies the figure as his wife, Queen Kiya. 🔹 Others believe it could be h