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DaughterofCirce1 wrote: I have always wondered that!! Why is there so many examples of gods who happen to be brother and sister, marrying one another? This happens many times in myth. Sometimes they just have children with each other, other times they get married. To understand this, you have to understand that gods dont have DNA, because they dont have blood. They have golden ichor flowing through their viens, so the only connection with siblings is the fact that they have the same parents. Because of this lack of any genetic connection, the gods marry amongst each other. Apollo even competed with Poseidon for Hestia's hand in marriage, until she got annoyed and swore virginity. Also, the medieval belief belief that royalty marry only royalty probably stems from greek religion. For example, Zeus is the son of Cronus, former king of the universe, and who better to be his wife than Hera, who has the honor of having the same powerful and divine parents as Zeus. Anyone with lesser lineage is below him.