According to historical documents, the Blemmyes tribe is described as having a bizarre appearance, characterized by their lack of a head. However, their eyes, nose, and mouth are located on their chest. These unique features have sparked considerable curiosity about this mysterious tribe.
In the 5th century BC, Herodotus described the Blemmyes tribe in his work “Histories of Herodotus.” He stated that the Blemmyes people had no heads, with their eyes, nose, and mouth situated on their chest.
Blemmyes Tribe.
Herodotus was not the only one to claim the existence of the Blemmyes tribe with such unusual features. The Roman writer Pliny the Elder affirmed that these headless individuals indeed existed in the world.
According to Pliny the Elder, these unique people were a nomadic tribe that once lived in Ethiopia.
The genius writer and playwright William Shakespeare also depicted beings with their eyes, nose, and mouth located on their chest in his plays The Merry Wives of Windsor (1602) and Othello (1605). The only difference is that Shakespeare referred to them as Anthropophagi.
Throughout over 2,000 years of history, numerous reports of headless individuals with eyes, nose, and mouth on their chest have attracted significant attention.
For instance, in 1211, an explorer named Fermes claimed to have encountered a tribe of headless individuals with eyes and mouth on their chest living on an island in Ethiopia. Explorer Fermes further revealed that these uniquely featured individuals were of gigantic stature (over 3.6 meters tall).
Headless people have been mentioned for a long time
The Blemmyes have appeared in numerous works of Western literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. Notable examples include:
The writer Lewis Carroll (author of Alice in Wonderland) created several characters based on objects in the Ripon Cathedral, where his father worked, and the Blemmyes inspired his character Humpty Dumpty.
In the work Baudolino by Italian author Umberto Eco, the main character encounters the Blemmyes along with Sciapods (Monopods – a dwarf-like creature in mythology with one large leg in the middle of its body) and various medieval monsters during his quest for Prester John.
