Konstantinos Laios - History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Kostas Markatos - ۲nd Orthopaedics Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Georgios Skarpas - History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Gregory Tsoucalas - History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Efi Poulakou-Rebelakou - History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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?

Conjoined twins, Prehistoric art, Vase paintings, Religion, Greek mythology