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What did medieval female underwear look like? Did they wear a bra? What about underpants? How about strays or a corset?

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Greek Mythology: The Makhlyes (or Machlyes) were Libyan tribe of hermaphrodites whose bodies were male on one side and female on the other. The historical tribe known as the Makhlyes dwelt around Lake Tritonis in north-west Libya. The warlike practices of the young women and long-hair of the men probably gave rise to the legend of androgyny. Headless Man, Medieval Drawings, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Arte Occulta, Medieval Artwork, Occult Art, Medieval Manuscript, German Art, Weird Creatures

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MACHLYES (Makhlyes) - Hermaphrodite Libyan Tribe of Greek Legend

In ancient Greek and Roman legend the Machlyes were Libyan tribe of hermaphrodites or androgynes whose bodies were male on one side and female on the other. The historical tribe known as the Machlyes inhabited the region about Lake Tritonis in north-west Libya. The warlike practices of the young women and long-hair of the men probably gave rise to the legend of androgyny.

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A hand-some medieval bat

According to superstition, if you rub the blood of a bat on your face you’ll be able to see at night. But if you use this bat, you’ll also get more hand-some. Never too cool for a good …

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Medieval Female Underwear - Woman's underwear in the middle ages

What did medieval female underwear look like? Did they wear a bra? What about underpants? How about strays or a corset?

MACHLYES (Makhlyes) - Hermaphrodite Libyan Tribe of Greek Legend

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A Dragon (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)

A Dragon, Franco-Flemish, about 1270

Why So Many Medieval Manuscripts Depict Butt Trumpets?

Medieval art is really confusing and quite random.

Lion Playing

Lion fiddler

A hand-some medieval bat

According to superstition, if you rub the blood of a bat on your face you’ll be able to see at night. But if you use this bat, you’ll also get more hand-some. Never too cool for a good …

Medieval Tattoo Flash

Rabbit blowing a horn. Among the marginal creatures populating medieval manuscripts musical animals are fairly common.

Lancelot du Lac, MS M.805 fol. 104r - Images from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Lancelot du Lac, Northeastern France, perhaps in Saint-Quentin or Laon, between 1310 and 1315

Why Dragons Dominated the Landscape of Medieval Monsters

The mythical beasts were often cast as agents of the devil or demons in disguise

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