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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]
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 ...
Founded. 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 ...
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 ...
Pollux b, formally named Thestias / ˈ θ ɛ s t i ə s /, 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.
The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife, Nicolas Mignard (1654) In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus ( Latin: [ˈroːmʊlʊs], [ˈrɛmʊs]) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus.
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.
Size comparison of Pollux (left) and the Sun (right) At an apparent visual magnitude of 1.14, [28] Pollux is the brightest star in its constellation, even brighter than its neighbor Castor (α Geminorum). Pollux is 6.7 degrees north of the ecliptic, presently too far north to be occulted by the Moon. The last lunar occultation visible from ...