In Balinese Culture
In traditional Balinese culture, it was common for a set of twins of the opposite sex to marry each other, since it was assumed that they had sex in utero. The standard anthropological explanation of this custom is based in explications of the conflicts between descent and affinity in Balinese society. Twin incest was a common feature of Balinese folklore—several southeast Asian new myths prominently feature a twin or sibling couple. In one of the more common stories, the brother marries his sister and she bears his child, but on discovering that they are siblings, they are forced to part. As in many other mythologies, the Balinese deities frequently marry their siblings without any of the issues faced by human incestuous couples.
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