Abby and Brittany Hensel Abby and Brittany Hensel Abigail Loraine Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990) are American dicephalic parapagus twins; also known as conjoined twins. They are highly symmetric for conjoined twins, giving the appearance of having a single body without marked variation from normal proportions. Each has a separate heart, stomach, spine, pair of lungs, and spinal cord. Each twin controls one arm and one leg. As infants, learning to crawl, walk and clap required them to cooperate. They can eat and write separately and simultaneously. Activities such as running, swimming, hair brushing and driving a car require coordinated
Twins in mythology Twins in mythology Twins appear in the mythologies of many cultures around the world. In some they are seen as ominous and in others they are seen as auspicious. Twins in mythology are often cast as two halves of the same whole, sharing a bond deeper than that of ordinary siblings, or seen as fierce rivals. They can represent another aspect of the self, a doppelgänger, or a shadow. However, twins can also reflect a complete opposition of the other, such as the "civilized" Gilgamesh, and the "wild" Enkidu; or in the commonly known instance of good and evil twin