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Castor [a] and Pollux [b] (or Polydeuces) [c] 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. [2]
Coronation Street is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance.
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 Greek ...
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Leda and the Swan, ancient fresco from Pompeii. In Greek mythology, Leda ( / ˈliːdə, ˈleɪ -/; Ancient Greek: Λήδα [lɛ́ːdaː]) was an Aetolian princess who became a Spartan queen. According to Ovid, she was famed for her beautiful black hair and snowy skin. [ 1] Her myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of ...
The Temple of Castor and Pollux(Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri) is an ancient templein 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.
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