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In reviewing the mythology and literature of different countries the author found that the
fantasy of brother-sister incest is represented more often than the fantasy of oedipal incest, as far as the overt form of the fantasy is concerned. Most of the incestuous fantasies concerning siblings found in the cultural products examined are pre-oedipal in nature, stemming from narcissistic trends in the personality. The sibling object is often a double of the pre-oedipal mother.