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Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. [d] Their mother was Leda , but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus , the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus , who seduced (or raped) Leda in the guise of a swan ...
Twins in mythology. A pair of early 20th-century female ere ibeji twin figures ( Children’s Museum of Indianapolis) Twins appear in the mythologies of many cultures around the world. [1] In some cultures they are seen as ominous, and in others they are seen as auspicious. [2] [3] Twins in mythology are often cast as two halves of the same ...
v. t. e. Gemini ( ♊︎) ( / ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ / JEM-in-eye [2] Greek: Δίδυμοι, romanized : Dídymoi, Latin for "twins") is the third astrological sign in the zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between about May 21 to June 21. [3] Gemini is represented by the twins, Castor and Pollux, [4] known as the Dioscuri in ...
495 BC. The Temple of Castor and Pollux ( Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri) is an ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, Central Italy. [1] It was originally built in gratitude for victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus (495 BC). Castor and Pollux (Greek Polydeuces) were the Dioscuri, the "twins" of Gemini, the twin sons of Zeus ( Jupiter) and Leda.
Clytemnestra was the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, the King and Queen of Sparta, making her a Spartan Princess. According to the myth, Zeus appeared to Leda in the form of a swan, seducing and impregnating her. Leda produced four offspring from two eggs: Castor and Clytemnestra from one egg, and Helen and Polydeuces (Pollux) from the other.
Mass. ≥2.30 ± 0.45 MJ. Pollux b, formally named Thestias / ˈθɛstiəs /, is an exoplanet candidate orbiting the star Pollux approximately 34 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini (the Twins ). It is also designated β Geminorum b ( Latinized to Beta Geminorum b, abbreviated β Gem b) or HD 62509 b. If this planet exists, it has a ...
Operation Pollux. Operation Pollux was a military operation during the First Indochina War by the French forces in northwest Vietnam in November and December 1953 was one of a twin operation, the other being Operation Castor. The names of these operations are based upon the mythological twins, Castor and Pollux. [1]
Castor is the second-brightest object in the zodiac constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation α Geminorum, which is Latinised to Alpha Geminorum and abbreviated Alpha Gem or α Gem. With an apparent visual magnitude of 1.58, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Castor appears singular to the naked eye, but it is ...