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Incest in Mythology

The document discusses examples of incest in Hindu mythology and epics such as the Mahabharata. It provides several instances where close relatives, such as brothers and sisters or aunts/uncles and nephews/nieces, engaged in conjugal relationships. These include Arjuna marrying his aunt Subhadra, the twin brother and sister Yama and Yami, Manu and his sister Sraddha, and Purukutsa's queen obtaining a son through her own brother after her husband's death. The document suggests incest was not uncommon or taboo in ancient Indian epics and mythology.

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Incest in Mythology

The document discusses examples of incest in Hindu mythology and epics such as the Mahabharata. It provides several instances where close relatives, such as brothers and sisters or aunts/uncles and nephews/nieces, engaged in conjugal relationships. These include Arjuna marrying his aunt Subhadra, the twin brother and sister Yama and Yami, Manu and his sister Sraddha, and Purukutsa's queen obtaining a son through her own brother after her husband's death. The document suggests incest was not uncommon or taboo in ancient Indian epics and mythology.

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INCEST IN MYTHOLOGY

If you thought Greek tragedies such as Odeipus Rex were embarrassing in their de
tails of incest, our own epics and mythological texts are no less. They, in fact
, abound with instances where men and women have conjugated with close kin. For
instance, in the Mahabharata, Arjuna was married to Subhadra, the daughter of hi
s aunt Rohini. Then there is the union of Yama with his twin sister Yami;Manu, s
on of Vivasvat, and his sister Sraddha;Prajapati and his daughter Ushas;Pushan a
nd his sister Surya;Sukra and his three sisters;Satrajita and his 10 sisters;Nah
usha and his sister Viraja. Purukutsa's queen Narmada after her husband's death
obtained a son through her own brother
Read more: Incest: Haryana's shameful social heritage - India - The Times of Ind
ia http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Incest-Haryanas-shameful-social-heri
tage/articleshow/6451268.cms#ixzz0xvJe5wgk

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