Achilles's Clique: Unlikely Cross Dressers
Some people may be a wee bit surprised that Achilles is a member of this clique. People tend to picture him in gleaming armor, rather than dresses. But it's true—he spent a while in the court of Lycomedes disguised as a woman while trying to avoid the Trojan War. It was his mom's idea, but we're pretty sure he was into it.
Heracles
It's true. Even though he's one of the biggest, manliest Greek heroes of them all, Heracles also spent a little time in women's clothes. He was forced to atone for a murder by enslaving himself to an African queen named Omphale, and the queen thought it would be fun to make Heracles dress like a girl while she wore his lion skin cape and pranced around with his club. Apparently, this little switch-a-roo really got them both going, and pretty soon they were all over each other.
Thor
Once again a big beefy hero strutting his stuff in lady's clothes. When the giant, Thrym, stole Thor's magical hammer, Mjollnir, Thrym said that he wouldn't give it back unless he could marry the beautiful goddess Freyja. Freyja wasn't about to marry a giant, though, so Thor got out the wedding catalogue, picked a pretty dress, and went down to giant land disguised as Thrym's blushing bride-to-be. Pretty soon, Thrym was getting a hammer in the face, instead of the wedding night kisses he was expecting.
White Hawk, the Lazy
In her 19th century book American Indian Fairy Tales, Margaret Compton recorded the story of "White Hawk, the Lazy." In this tale, a young man named White Hawk disguises himself as a girl and marries his enemy, Red Head. Once they're married, White Hawk kills Red Head. Does that sound like Thor and Thrym or what?
The Wolf from "Little Red Riding Hood"
This guy probably gets the award for most unlikely cross dresser of all. You remember this story, right? Little Red Riding Hood shows up at her grandmother's house to find the little old lady looking suspiciously like a big-eyed, big-eared, big-mouthed wolf despite the grandmotherly clothes.