In Greek mythology, Castor (or Kastor) and Polydeuces (sometimes called Pollux) were the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. They are known as the Gemini, Latin for twins. According to Liddell and Scott's Lexicon, kastor is Greek for "beaver", and poludeukeis means "very sweet". Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... In Greek mythology, Leda was a Spartan queen, wife of Tyndareus and mother of the double sets of mixed twins, Castor and Polydeuces and Clytemnestra and Helen, as well as Phoebe and Philonoe. ... Helen of Troy by Evelyn de Morgan Helen was the wife of Menelaus and reputed to be the most beautiful woman in the world, and her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. ... Walls of the excavated city of Troy (Turkey) This article is about the city of Troy / Ilion as described in the works of Homer, and the location of an ancient city associated with it. ... Clytemnestra (also Klytaimnéstra or Clytaemnestra, praiseworthy wooing) was the wife of Agamemnon, king of the Greek kingdom of Mycenae or Argos. ... In mythology, the Gemini are Castor and Polydeuces. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

They are called the Dioscuri (dios kouroi), meaning the "Sons of Zeus", although the story of their parentage is confused, as it is for their sisters Helen and Clytemnestra. The best known story is that Zeus disguised himself as a swan and seduced Leda. Thus Leda's children are frequently said to have hatched from two eggs that she then produced. By many accounts, however, Leda's mortal husband Tyndareus could also have fathered some of the children. Which children are thus mortal and which half-immortal is not consistent among accounts, nor is which children hatched from which egg. Castor and Polydeuces are sometimes both mortal, sometimes both divine. One consistent point is that if only one of them is immortal, it is Polydeuces. Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ... In Greek mythology, Tyndareus (or Tyndareos) was a Spartan king, son of Oebalus (or Perieres) and Gorgophone (or Bateia), husband of Leda and father of Castor, Polydeuces (Pollux), Philonoe, Clytemnestra and Helen. ...

As a further complication, the Zeus swan story is sometimes associated with the goddess Nemesis. In this tradition, it was Nemesis who was seduced and who laid the egg, but the egg was then found by or given to Leda. However, this story is usually associated with Helen, not with Castor and Polydeuces. Nemesis (called Rhamnusia, the goddess of Rhamnus, at her sanctuary in Rhamnus), in Greek mythology, is the spirit of divine retribution, vengeful fate personified as a remorseless goddess. ...

Polydeuces was a powerful boxer, and Castor a great horseman.

In Roman mythology, Castor was venerated much more often than Polydeuces. He was known as Castore. Roman mythology can be considered as two parts. ...

When Theseus and Pirithous kidnapped their sister Helen and carried her off to Aphidnae, the twins rescued her and counter-abducted Theseus' mother, Aethra. They also accompanied Jason on the Argo; during the voyage, Polydeuces killed King Amycus in a boxing match. Theseus (Θησευς) was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aegeus (or of Poseidon). ... In Greek mythology, Pirithous (also transliterated as Perithoos or Peirithoos) was the King of the Lapiths and husband of Hippodamia. ... In Greek mythology, Aethra was a daughter of King Pittheus of Troezena and, with Aegeas, mother of Theseus. ... Jason, in Greek, is a hero of Greek mythology. ... The Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. ... In Greek mythology, Amycus was the son of Poseidon and Melia. ...

When Astydameia, queen of Iolcus, offended Peleus, the twins assisted him in ravaging her country. In Greek mythology, Astydameia was the Queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus. ... Iolcos (also known as Iolkos or Iolcus, Greek: Ιώλκος) was an ancient city in Thessaly, central-eastern Greece (near the modern city of Volos). ... In Greek mythology, Pēleús (Greek: Πηλεύς) was the son of Aeacus, King of Aegina. ...

Castor and Polydeuces abducted and married Phoebe and Hilaeira, the daughters of Leucippus. In return, Idas and Lynceus, nephews of Leucippus (or rival suitors), killed Castor. Polydeuces was granted immortality by Zeus, and further persuaded Zeus to share his gift with Castor. (In some accounts, only Polydeuces was fathered by Zeus, while Leda and her husband Tyndareus conceived Castor. This explains why only Polydeuces was granted immortality.) Accordingly, the two spend alternate days as gods on Olympus and as deceased mortals in Hades. Phoebe from Sesame Street In Greek mythology, Phoebe referred to several people. ... In Greek mythology, Hilaeira was a daughter of Leucippus and beloved by Castor and Polydeuces and Idas and Lynceus. ... This article is about the philosopher. ... In Greek mythology, Idas was a son of Aphareus and Arene and brother of Lynceus. ... Lynceus is the name of two people from Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Tyndareus (or Tyndareos) was a Spartan king, son of Oebalus (or Perieres) and Gorgophone (or Bateia), husband of Leda and father of Castor, Polydeuces (Pollux), Philonoe, Clytemnestra and Helen. ... This article refers to a mountain in Greece. ... Hades (Greek: - Hadēs or - Háidēs) (unseen) means both the ancient Greek abode of the dead and the god of that underworld. ...

Their festival was on July 15. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ...

Compare with Amphion and Zethus of Thebes, with Romulus and Remus of Rome and with the Asvins of Vedic mythology. Some have supposed a general Indo-European origin for the myth of the divine twins. Amphion (native of two lands) and Zethus, in ancient Greek mythology, were the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... Romulus and Remus, (771 BC¹-717 BC Romulus, 771 BC-753 BC Remus), the legendary founders of Rome in Roman mythology, were the twin sons of the priestess Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war Mars. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... In Hinduism, the Asvins are the twin sons of Saranya with either Surya or Vivasvat. ... The adjective Vedic may refer to The Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Indo-European is originally a linguistic term, referring to the Indo-European language family. ...

The constellation Gemini is said to represent these twins, and its brightest stars Castor and Pollux (α and β Geminorum) are named for them. In mythology, the Gemini are Castor and Polydeuces. ... Castor (α Geminorum) is the fainter star of the heavenly twins. Pollux is its partner. ... Pollux (β Geminorum) is the brighter of the heavenly twin stars in the constellation Gemini, its partner being Castor. ...