@jesskbacon: I never watched Game of Thrones but I’ve been loving House of the Dragon apart from the amount of incest in the show - why did no one warn me about this?! In season 3 it was so disturbing to see Aemond kiss his mother Alicent and the twisted turns their relationship takes, but I’ve been so surprised by how much incest there is in the show and I never expected the series to be like this?! What did you think to this shocking twist? #whattowatch #tvseries #houseofthedragonhbo #hod #alicent
the family tree is even worse btw, the show doesn't elaborate that much, but Daemon and Viserys's parents are siblings (Baelon+Alyssa) and their grandparents are siblings (Jaehaerys+Alysanne) and their great grandparents are cousins (Aenys+Alyssa Velaryon) and their great great grandparents are siblings (Aegon the conqueror+Rhaenys)
Haley Whipjack made a video mapping out their family tree on youtube, it's great (the video is great, not the incest)
2026-08-24 11:08:49
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lyds 🫶 :
the targaryens are partly inspired by the ptolemaic dynasty in egypt, who frequently married siblings as well as other family members together! they did this to keep the bloodline ‘pure’, to preserve power, and to mimic the egyptian gods!
2026-08-24 16:38:09
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racheljnystrom :
In the book it was encouraged for Targaryens to enter marriages with their family to keep their bloodlines pure
2026-08-24 11:06:56
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Michaela Makusha :
the whole family tree is insane, the targaryen family tree is a circle.
2026-08-24 11:17:43
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