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  2. Castor and Pollux - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Tyndareus - Wikipedia

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    Tyndareus was the son of Oebalus (or Perieres [2]) and Gorgophone [3] (or Bateia). He married the Aetolian princess, Leda, by whom he became the father of Castor, Clytemnestra, Timandra, [4] Phoebe and Philonoe, and the stepfather of Helen of Troy and Pollux. [5]

  4. Suitors of Helen - Wikipedia

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    He thus promised to solve the problem, if Tyndareus in turn would support him in his courting of Penelope, the daughter of Icarius. Tyndareus readily agreed, and Odysseus proposed that, before the decision was made, all the suitors should swear a most solemn oath to defend the chosen husband against whoever should quarrel with him.

  5. Category:Children of Leda (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Children of Leda. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C. Castor and Pollux (55 P) Clytemnestra (1 C, 34 P) H. Helen of ...

  6. Twins in mythology - Wikipedia

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    Their mother is Leda, a being who was seduced by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan. Even though the brothers are twins, they have two different fathers. This phenomenon is a very common interpretation of twin births across different mythological cultures. [2] Castor's father is Tyndareus, the king of Sparta (hence the mortal form). [4]

  7. Gordon Ramsay shares adorable video of son 'bonding' with his ...

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    Gordon and Tana Ramsay also welcomed son Jack Scott on Dec. 31, 1999. After running the London marathon with his twin sister in 2018, he ran it again the following year, receiving love and support ...

  8. Leda with Her Children - Wikipedia

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    The beautiful princess Leda is seduced by Zeus who transformed himself to a magnificent swan. On the same night, Leda would also sleep with her husband, King Tyndareus of Sparta. The result is a pair of twins, the beautiful Helen and the immortal Pollux as children of Zeus, Clytemnestra and the mortal Castor as offspring of Tyndareus. While ...

  9. Leda (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Leda and the Swan, 16th-century copy after the lost painting by Michelangelo. Leda was the daughter of the Aetolian King Thestius hence she was also called Thestias. [2] Her mother was possibly Leucippe, [3] Deidameia, daughter of Perieres, [4] Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea, [5] or Laophonte, daughter of Pleuron. [6]