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Ancient tribe described by Herodotus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Machlyes (Ancient Greek: Μάχλυες) were a legendary ancient Libyan tribe.
According to Herodotus,[1] their young women held a ritual battle with sticks and stones annually with neighboring Auseans (Ancient Greek: Αὐσέες). Those who died of their wounds were said to have lied about their virginity.
Pliny the Elder claimed they were hermaphrodites that had a male half and a female half, possibly inspired by the martial practices of the females.[2][3]
In the book Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs, the machlyes Achilla saves Gretchen from the merdaemon in the abysses.[citation needed]
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