Ancient beliefs about women's bodies

Indeed, women's bodies have been a subject of inspiration and wonder, but they've also been grossly misunderstood throughout history. While today most myths about women's bodies have been debunked, it's a fact that many odd beliefs prevailed for thousands of years. More often than not, these were detrimental to women, ignorant, as well as blatantly misogynistic.
We revisit some of these beliefs, from ancient civilizations to the Victorian era, and everything in between. 
Ancient beliefs about women's bodies