Twins in mythology Myers, Bethany. Abel may have been born years after Cain but the point is Abel was not born at the same time with Cain. While Doppelgnger cases are said to be works of fiction, there are a number of real-life cases in which individuals claim to have met their sinister double. Twins are often depicted with special powers. This applies to both mortal and immortal sets of twins, and often is related to power over the weather. Thank goodness they were caught before anyone got hurt. It was their gift of gratitude, and the thunderbolt became a symbol of Zeus. I also came across this website looking for hope as I pray this morning. Mahabharata has two sets of unusual brother-sister twins. Recently in 2015, there was a second movie filmed named Legend that depicted the two brothers and their reign over London. In Hinduism, the Ashwini Twins or Ashvins are the Healers who are also offered sacrificial offerings or oblations as per the Rig Veda. Nefer Say Nefer - Was Nefertiti Buried in the Valley of the Queens? Who are the twins in the Bible Ahura Mazda on the roof of the Museum of Zoroastrian History in Yazd, Iran. 3. How? Here's a story of two modern day gangsters named Mike and Peter Adiwal. Other evil twins have been locked up in prison, and the government threw away the key to their cells years ago. This is a possibility, but because the text moves very quickly through time (in the very next statement Cain and Abel have grown up and engaging in their respective occupations), one cant be dogmatic about it. I know by looking at their pictures that probably doesn't come as a surprise to you readers. There is no early Jewish or Christian tradition supporting this claim. Doppelgnger is a German word many double goer and refers to a wraith or apparition that casts no shadows and is a replica or double of a living person. A pair of early 20th-century female ere ibeji twin figures ( Childrens Museum of Indianapolis) Twins appear in the mythologies of many cultures around the world. Thegoal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe.