Author/Authors :
Laios، Konstantinos نويسنده History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece , , Markatos، Kostas نويسنده 2nd Orthopaedics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece , , Skarpas، Georgios نويسنده History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece , , Tsoucalas، Gregory نويسنده History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece , , Poulakou-Rebelakou، Efi نويسنده History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece ,
Abstract :
Conjoined twins, was a known type of birth in antiquity. It was mentioned in manuscripts and depicted in terracotta figurines and vase paintings. Such findings were discovered in a variety of territories. Religion, local cult, and simple iconography of a known phenomenon create a debate among scholars to annotate their discovery. Gods and goddesses, magic figurines, sacred marriage, a binary hypostasis, or just Conjoined twins?
