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Edward Mordake, a disputed story of a 19th-century man with a face on the back of his head; Futakuchi-onna, a female Japanese yōkai with mouth on back of her head/hair; Janus, a Roman god with two faces; Kara Mia, a Philippine TV series that tells the story of a young woman with two faces divided in one body. Polycephaly
In humans, there are two forms of twinning that can lead to two heads being supported by a single torso. [3] In dicephalus parapagus dipus, the two heads are side by side. In craniopagus parasiticus, the two heads are joined directly to each other, but only one head has a functional torso. Survival to adulthood is rare, but does occur in some ...
Dicephalus means two-headed. [1] Parapagus means joined side by side. [7] [1] Dicephalic twins are called: dibrachius, if they have two arms altogether (one for each twin), [3] tribrachius, if they have three arms altogether, [8] tetrabrachius, if they have four arms altogether, [7] dipus, if they have two legs altogether (one for each twin). [7]
This is different from craniopagus parasiticus in that there is only one head, although there is a duplication of the craniofacial features. Diprosopus can range from having two fully formed faces to just a duplication of the nose or eyes. [citation needed] Cats with the condition are referred to as 'Janus cats'.
Shahmaran is a mythical creature, half-snake and half-woman, portrayed as a dual-headed creature with a crown on each head, possessing a human female head on one end, and a snake's head on the other, possibly representing a phallic figure. [3] The human part is also decorated with a large necklace. [4] [5]
Edward Mordake (sometimes spelled Mordrake) is the apocryphal subject of an urban legend who was born in the 19th century as the heir to an English peerage with a face at the back of his head. [1] According to legend, the face could whisper, laugh or cry. Mordake repeatedly begged doctors to remove it, claiming it whispered bad things to him at ...
An image of futakuchi-onna from the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari. Futakuchi-onna (ふたくちおんな - 二口女, "two-mouthed woman") is a type of yōkai or Japanese monster.She is characterized by her two mouths – a normal one located on her face and a second one on the back of the head beneath the hair.
Two-faced or Two-Faced. Two-Faced (Tankard album) Two Faced (Burst album) "2 Faced", a song by Louise; Diprosopus or two-faced, a congenital disorder "Two Faced" (song), a 2024 song by Linkin Park from the album From Zero