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* In the Finnish national epic, ''[[The Kalevala]]'', Kullervo sleeps with a maiden which he doesn't know to really be his sister. In the end they both commit suicide. This is reflected in [[
* In many versions of the [[King Arthur|Arthurian mythos]], Morgause is Arthur's half-sister. Their son and nephew, Mordred, eventually destroys Arthur's kingdom. It's complicated further since Mordred was a Beltane conception, meaning he was technically a child ''borne of the gods''.
* In [[Norse Mythology]], marriage and breeding between brother and sister were common amongst the Vanir before their alliance with the Aesir. Freyja and Freyr being a prominent example.
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