Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Their mother was... 38 KB (4,119 words) - 03:52, 18 April 2024 |
The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri) is an ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, Central Italy. It was originally built in... 13 KB (1,573 words) - 03:03, 10 March 2024 |
Castor et Pollux (Castor and Pollux) is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, first performed on 24 October 1737 by the Académie royale de musique at its... 17 KB (2,355 words) - 14:56, 20 January 2024 |
constellations today. Its name is Latin for twins, and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. Its old astronomical symbol... 20 KB (2,292 words) - 02:49, 18 March 2024 |
Castor and Pollux may refer to: Castor and Pollux, in Greek and Roman mythology, the twin sons of Lēda and Zeus/Tyndareus, who were transformed into the... 1 KB (212 words) - 05:58, 7 November 2023 |
Castor and Pollux, known as the Dioscuri in Greek mythology. It is known as a positive, mutable sign. In Babylonian astronomy, the stars Pollux and Castor... 6 KB (461 words) - 20:02, 28 April 2024 |
twins Castor and Pollux in Greco-Roman mythology Castor or CASTOR may also refer to: Castor (rocket stage), a family of solid-fuel rocket stages Castor (software)... 5 KB (636 words) - 06:13, 2 May 2024 |
Helen of Troy (category Articles having different image on Wikidata and Wikipedia) have been the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and was the sister of Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, Philonoe, Phoebe and Timandra. She was married to King... 82 KB (9,305 words) - 21:15, 23 April 2024 |
The Castor and Pollux group (also known as the San Ildefonso Group, after San Ildefonso in Segovia, Spain, the location of the palace of La Granja at... 15 KB (1,321 words) - 18:48, 4 April 2024 |
Castor and Pollux were two elephants kept at the zoo Jardin des Plantes in Paris. They were killed and eaten, along with many other animals from the zoo... 8 KB (977 words) - 22:02, 30 May 2023 |
Twins in mythology (section Greek and Roman mythology) Castor and Pollux share a bond so strong that when mortal Castor dies, Pollux gives up half of his immortality to be with his brother. Castor and Pollux... 16 KB (1,925 words) - 20:43, 30 April 2024 |
Face/Off (redirect from Castor Troy) Archer Castor Troy as Sean Nicolas Cage in a dual role as Castor Troy Sean Archer as Castor Joan Allen as Eve Archer Alessandro Nivola as Pollux Troy Gina... 34 KB (3,243 words) - 17:59, 1 May 2024 |
Clytemnestra, Castor, and Pollux (also called "Polydeuces"). Leda also had three other daughters by Tyndareus: Timandra, Phoebe, and Philonoe. Leda was... 12 KB (848 words) - 00:58, 16 April 2024 |
refers to the two brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini: Castor and Pollux. Punarvasu extends from 20 degrees 00 minutes of Mithun (Gemini) to... 3 KB (391 words) - 12:54, 6 November 2023 |
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus (category Castor and Pollux) painting depicts the mortal Castor and the immortal Pollux abducting Phoebe and Hilaeira, daughters of Leucippus of Messenia. Castor the horse-tamer is recognisable... 3 KB (263 words) - 01:02, 2 May 2024 |
in the Roman forum. It was here in Roman legend that the deities Castor and Pollux watered their horses after bringing news of the Roman victory at the... 5 KB (672 words) - 13:17, 2 April 2024 |
free dictionary. Kastor may refer to: Castor and Pollux, twin brothers in Greek and Roman mythology Kastor und Pollux, a complex of two towers in Frankfurt... 654 bytes (118 words) - 02:22, 6 April 2023 |
Chantrey Inlet (redirect from Castor and Pollux River) and whose diet centered on trout (lake trout and Arctic char), whitefish, and caribou. In 1834 George Back followed the Back River to its mouth and explored... 3 KB (289 words) - 18:26, 28 January 2023 |
Roman Forum (section Excavation and preservation) the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, the Temple of Vesta, the steps and foundation of the Temple of Castor and Pollux, and the Regia. The Conservators... 49 KB (6,213 words) - 21:24, 11 March 2024 |
Zeus (category Articles having different image on Wikidata and Wikipedia) Greek gods Agetor Ambulia – Spartan epithet used for Athena, Zeus, and Castor and Pollux Hetairideia – Thessalian Festival to Zeus Temple of Zeus, Olympia... 202 KB (17,290 words) - 03:25, 3 May 2024 |
Superfecundation (category Castor and Pollux) by Zeus. This happens again; this time Leda bears two sons: Castor by Tyndareus and Pollux by Zeus. Alcmene lies with Zeus, who is disguised as her husband... 9 KB (989 words) - 09:02, 3 May 2024 |
Piazza del Campidoglio (category Harv and Sfn no-target errors) statues of the Dioscuri, the marble renditions of Castor and Pollux, from the Temple of Castor and Pollux, and two statues of marble weapons from the it:Ninfeo... 23 KB (2,592 words) - 16:53, 13 February 2024 |
Valle dei Templi (category Buildings and structures in the Province of Agrigento) It is characterized by the use of large scale atlases. Temple of Castor and Pollux. Despite its remains including only four columns, it is now the symbol... 17 KB (2,115 words) - 00:54, 3 March 2024 |
Pleiades) Rohinī (Aldebaran) Mrigashīrsha Ārdrā (Betelgeuse) Punarvasu (Castor and Pollux) Pushya Asleshā Maghā (Regulus) Purva Phalguni Uttara Phalguni (Denebola)... 29 KB (1,353 words) - 13:52, 2 May 2024 |
century A.D), a Greek rhetorician Pollux (mythology) or Polydeuces, one of the Dioscuri and twin brother of Castor Pollux (star), the brightest star in the... 1 KB (239 words) - 18:07, 3 February 2024 |