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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 Leda in the guise of a swan. [2]
Articles relating to Castor and Pollux, their cult, and their depictions.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 raped Leda in the guise of a swan.
Dionysus: son of Zeus and Semele, born a mortal, later became the god of wine. Also called Bacchus by the Romans. Epaphus: son of Zeus and Io, a priestess of the goddess Hera (Zeus' wife). Harmonia: according to Greek mythology was the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. [10] However, in Samothrace mythology, she was the daughter of Zeus and ...
In particular Iacchus was identified with Dionysus Zagreus, who was a son of Zeus and Persephone. [45] This Orphic Dionysus was, as an infant, attacked and dismembered by the Titans, but later reborn as Dionysus, the wine-god son of Zeus and Semele, the daughter of Cadmus, the first king of Thebes.
Another account about Dionysus's parentage indicates that he is the son of Zeus and Gê (Gaia), also named Themelê (foundation), corrupted into Semele. [273] [274] Hyginus relates that Dionysus once gave human speech to a donkey. The donkey then proceeded to challenge Priapus in a contest about which between them had the better penis; the ...
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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 and Leda.
Lynceus, son of Aphareus and one of the Argonauts. [3] Lynceus, one of the companions of Aeneas in Italy who was slain by Turnus. [4] Lynceus, one the dogs of the hunter Actaeon. [5] Also, Lynceus is a crater on Janus (moon of Saturn), named after Lynceus of Messenia in the legend of Castor and Pollux.