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Making the beast with two backs is a euphemistic metaphor for two persons engaged in sexual intercourse. It refers to the situation in which a couple—in the missionary position , on their sides, kneeling, or standing—cling to each other as if a single creature, with their backs to the outside.
The male skeleton is on the left, and the female skeleton is on the right. The Lovers of Valdaro, or Valdaro Lovers (Italian: Amanti di Valdaro), are a pair of human skeletons dated as approximately 6,000 years old. [1] They were discovered by archaeologists at a Neolithic tomb in San Giorgio near Mantua, Italy, in 2007.
A two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise was born at the San Antonio Zoo on June 18, 2013. [72] A two-headed yellow-bellied slider lives at the Herpetarium in the Greensboro Science Center in North Carolina. [73] A two-headed red-eared slider is on display at the Sideshow Museum in Uranus, Missouri.
Costard is a comic figure in the play Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare. A country bumpkin, he is arrested in the first scene for flouting the king's proclamation that all men of the court avoid the company of women for three years. While in custody, the men of the court use him to further their own romantic endeavors.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
An image of futakuchi-onna from the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari. Futakuchi-onna (ふたくちおんな - 二口女, "two-mouthed woman") is a type of yōkai or Japanese monster.She is characterized by her two mouths – a normal one located on her face and a second one on the back of the head beneath the hair.
Skull symbolism is the attachment of symbolic meaning to the human skull. The most common symbolic use of the skull is as a representation of death. Humans can often recognize the buried fragments of an only partially revealed cranium even when other bones may look like shards of stone.
Cultural references to Pierrot have been made since the inception of the character in the 17th century. His character in contemporary popular culture — in poetry, fiction, and the visual arts, as well as works for the stage, screen, and concert hall — is that of the sad clown, often pining for love of Columbine, who usually breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin.