Ancient OriginsJul 10, 2025
Three Jews. Three Pagans. Three Christians. Meet the Nine Worthies—figures once seen as the perfect model of chivalry, virtue, and divine service in the medieval world.
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Kai AshMay 4, 2023

Yesterday I shared a male knight, so here's a female one | An-dè, ridir agus an-diugh, ban-ridir.

Image: Penthesilea as one of the Lady Worthies, by anonymous (circa 1460-1470). Taken from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penthesilea_as_one_of_the_Nine_Female_Worthie.jpg

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File:Penthesilea as one of the Nine Female Worthie.jpg - Wikimedia Commons