September 24, 2010

A note on Incest


In ancient Egypt, incest was a very common occurrence in both mythology and royal tradition. Just as the gods married and procreated with their siblings and parents, so did the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. The purpose of this was to keep the royal bloodlines pure. While it may come as shocking and revolting to modern readers, incest was really quite commonplace in the ancient world.

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