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	Castor and Pollux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology, Castor (or Kastor) and Pollux (sometimes called Polydeuces) were the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.
		The Dioscuri on the reverse of this coin by the Roman Emperor Maxentius.
		Castor and Polydeuces abducted and married Phoebe and Hilaeira, the daughters of Leucippus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castor_and_Pollux (650 words)

	Castor and Pollux
		Castor and Pollux were the offspring of Leda and the swan, under which disguise Jupiter had concealed himself.
		From this incident, Castor and Pollux came afterwards to be considered the patron deities of seamen and voyagers, and the lambent flames, which in certain states of the atmosphere play round the sails and masts of vessels, were called by their names.
		Castor was slain, and Pollux, inconsolable for the loss of his brother, besought Jupiter to be permitted to give his own life as ransom for him.
	www.usefultrivia.com /mythology/castor_and_pollux.html (384 words)

	Temple of Castor and Pollux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum 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 (Jupiter) and Leda.
		According to legend Castor and Pollux appeared on the battlefield as two able horsemen in aid of the Romans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Temple_of_Castor_and_Pollux (535 words)

	Castor and Pollux - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		CASTOR AND POLLUX [Castor and Pollux], in classical mythology, twin heroes called the Dioscuri; Castor was the son of Leda and Tyndareus, Pollux the son of Leda and Zeus.
		In one version of the legend, after Castor was killed by Lynceus, Pollux, in accordance with the classical tradition that one of every set of twins is the son of a god and thus immortal, begged Zeus to allow his brother to share his immortality with him.
		Statue of Castor and Pollux, twin sons of zeus and symbols of provident divine intervention, on the Campidogio.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CastorNP.asp (354 words)

	Latin 1 - Mythology - Lesser Deities - Castor and Pollux
		Castor was famous as tamer of horses, and Pollux was known for his specialty in boxing.
		Castor and Pollux were interested in two beautiful daughters, Phoebe and Hilaeira, for their wives.
		Castor and Pollux are represented riding on white horses and appearing with aid in times of distress, making them resemble Amphion and Zethos, twin sons of Antiope and Zeus, amicable co-kings of Thebes, with different temperaments.
	www.dl.ket.org /latin1/mythology/1deities/gods/lesser/castor.htm (278 words)

	Castor & Pollux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In Greek mythology, Castor and Polydeuces (Latin Pollux) were sons of Zeus and Leda; they were protectors of sailors and were hostile to pirates.
		The Greek word translated "the Twin Brothers," or "Castor and Pollux" is dioskourios (from dios kouroi, "sons of Zeus").
		Castor and Pollux, the Twin Brothers, are the brightest stars of this constellation.
	www.bright.net /~revcph/2003/11/in-greek-mythology-castor-and (74 words)

	Castor and Pollux - History for Kids!
		Castor and Pollux were originally Greek gods, but when the Romans were fighting the Etruscans in 496 BC, the Roman soldiers saw visions of Castor and Pollux fighting on their side.
		The Romans built Castor and Pollux a fine new temple to live in so that they would be happy in their new home.
		Sometimes the story goes that Pollux (who was immortal) missed his twin Castor, and so he convinced his father Zeus to let them stay together, and both spend half their time up in the sky as gods, and the other half of their time under the earth in Hades, as mortals.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/romans/religion/castor.htm (339 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Castor and Pollux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Castor and Pollux CASTOR AND POLLUX [Castor and Pollux], in classical mythology, twin heroes called the Dioscuri; Castor was the son of Leda and Tyndareus, Pollux the son of Leda and Zeus.
		Helen HELEN [Helen] in Greek mythology, the most beautiful of women; daughter of Leda and Zeus, and sister of Castor and Pollux and Clytemnestra.
		Gemini GEMINI [Gemini] [Latthe twins], northern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Cancer, N of Canis Minor; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/02406.html (549 words)

	[ Zealrecords \| Lilienthal biography ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		castor and pollux are the two brightest stars in the constellation of gemini.
		castor and pollux is also the name of the debut album from lilienthal, also a bright new star, but in a sonic constellation all his own.
		the end result of these sonic evolutions are the 13 tracks that comprise castor and pollux.
	www.zealrecords.com /html/bio_lilienthal.html (152 words)

	Mythic Warriors: Castor and Pollux - TV.com
		Castor and Pollux were twins and great wrestlers who traveled from town to town accepting challenges from local fighters.
		Pelias offers Pollux a fortune in gold to capture this "pirate" Jason, but Pollux refuses to the chagrin of Castor who envies his brother's immortality and is tired of always being poor.
		Castor ‘dream travels' to the island of Bebrycos where the Argonauts are stranded, but before he can get Jason, Amycus, a towering Cyclops with a huge brass helmet, captures the Argonauts.
	www.tv.com /mythic-warriors/castor-and-pollux/episode/151069/summary.html (403 words)

	Castor and Pollux - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Castor and Pollux, in Greek and Roman mythology, the twin sons of Leda, wife of the Spartan king Tyndareus.
		Pollux, also Beta Geminorum, southernmost of the two stars called the heavenly twins in the zodiacal constellation Gemini.
		Castor, a star, also called Alpha Geminorum, of magnitude 1.6, one of the two bright stars of the zodiacal constellation Gemini, or the Twins.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Castor_and_Pollux.html (127 words)

	Castor and Pollux: The Ides of July, 496 BC
		Another great temple to Castor and Pollux was later erected near Tiber River at the southern end of the Campus Martius, and in front of that temple, paid for and dedicated by the Roman Equites (the knightly class), stood magnificent statues of Castor and Pollux and their horses.
		Like other Roman statues, Castor and Pollux were painted in naturalistic colors, but the horses were left unpainted, and the white marble gleamed in the sunlight.
		And when two sons of Augustus died in their teens or early twenties, long before the death of Augustus himself, they were also eulogized as reincarnations of Castor and Pollux, but that probably reflected ingratiation by the eulogists rather than popular belief.
	www.mmdtkw.org /VCastorPollux.html (860 words)

	Airshipsonline : Nonclamenture : Castor and Pollux
		In Greek mythology, the latin names Castor and Pollux were associated as two of the Argonaughts who travels with Jason on the ship, the Argo, to find the golden fleece.
		Both are bright stars in the constellation of Gemini, Castor being the 20th brightest star in the sky and Pollux the 16th brightest.
		Castor and Pollux are also the names of the two bright stars found in the heads of each of these two figures.
	www.aht.ndirect.co.uk /airships/r101/Nonclamenture/Castor&Pollux.html (272 words)

	Dioscuri
		The Disocuri were Castor and Polydeuces (or Pollux), the twin sons of Leda and Zeus and the brothers of Helen of Troy.
		Castor and Pollux also abducted and married Phoebe and Hilaeira, the daughters of Leucippus; Castor was then killed in a battle with the nephews of Leucippus, Idas and Lynceus.
		Pollux was granted immortality by Zeus, but he persuaded Zeus to allow him to share the gift with Castor.
	www.pantheon.org /mythica/articles/d/dioscuri.html (230 words)

	castor and pollux
		Castor and Polydeuces (Pollux) were the offspring of Leda and the Swan (see below) under which disguise Zeus had concealed himself.
		From this incident, Castor and Polydeuces came afterwards to be considered the patron deities of seamen and voyagers, and the lambent flames, which in certain states of atmosphere play round the sails and masts of vessels, were called by their names.
		Castor was slain, and Polydeuces, inconsolable for the loss of his brother, besought Zeus to be permitted to give his own life as a ransom for him.
	www.angelfire.com /wizard/regulus_antares/gemini.htm (719 words)

	VII. Castor and Pollux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Castor and Pollux were twin sons of Zeus, ruler of the Olympian gods who took the form of a magnificent swan to attract their mortal mother, Leda.
		Rubens depicted Castor and Pollux abducting their first cousins--the daughters of their uncle, Leukyppos, who bore the names Phoebe and Hilaera respectively.
		Although the young women were already betrothed, Castor and Pollux were so enamored of them that they spirited the young women away and ultimately took them as wives.
	www.newmusicclassics.com /dioscuri.html (120 words)

	Castor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Castor and Pollux make a most attractive sight at the northern end of Gemini, Pollux an orange giant star, Castor a contrasting white.
		Castor has no physical relation with Pollux, and at a distance of 50 light years is half again as far away as its mythological companion.
		Castor A consists of almost identical stars, each with about two solar masses, in a 9.2 day orbit about each other, the stars about a tenth of Mercury's distance from the Sun apart.
	www.astro.uiuc.edu /~kaler/sow/castor.html (603 words)

	The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Temple of Castor and Pollux was originally built (probably in 484 BC) after the battle of Lake Regilus (499 BC).
		According to legend, Castor and Pollux, the twin sons of Jupiter, appeared on the battlefield in aid of the Romans.
		The temple was destroyed and rebuilt several times, the last building being erected in 6 BC by Tiberius (before he became emperor).
	www.roman-empire.net /tours/rome/temple-castor-pollux.html (110 words)

	Pollux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In northern spring evenings, the "twin" stars Castor and Pollux of the constellation Gemini descend the northwestern sky looking like a pair of eyes staring down at the Earth.
		In fact, Pollux and Castor are nothing like twins, bright Castor a white quadruple star with fairly class A hot components (sextuple if you count a distant pair of companions) and Pollux an orange-colored cool (4770 Kelvin) class K (K0) giant with a planet, the nice pairing with Castor making Pollux's color more vivid.
		The Planet: Pollux's greatest claim to fame is an orbiting planet, making one of the very few giants with such companions, and the brightest planet-holding star.
	www.astro.uiuc.edu /~kaler/sow/pollux.html (433 words)

	Sky Watch Sky Stories - DiscoverySchool.com
		This is the story of twin brothers, Castor and Pollux, whose loyalty to one another inspired Zeus to place them in the heavens for all eternity.
		Leda believed that Castor was the son of the king, while Pollux was the son of Zeus—for Pollux was immortal.
		Pollux was so distraught that he asked Zeus if he could share his immortality with his brother.
	school.discovery.com /schooladventures/skywatch/stories/april.html (322 words)

	Happy Endings - Castor & Pollux
		Pollux wasn't quite sure, but if his brother thought it was a good idea, so did he.
		Castor and Pollux have brought so much joy and love into our home it's unbelievable.
		I have to keep it under lock and key because Pollux has figured out how to get the yarn out of the bag and if Castor gets a hold of it, it's allllll over the house (hahahaha) even up the stairs.
	www.paw-rescue.org /HAPPYENDINGS/he_castorpollux.php (289 words)

	RealMagick Article: Castor and Pollux by Mirjam
		Castor and Pollux could now only think of revenge and followed their cousins and arranged an ambush.
		Pollux then slayed one of the two cousins and made a narrow escape from being killed himself, when his father Zeus, who had been watching from above, threw a lightning at the remaining cousin, thus saving Pollux.
		He buried Castor with all the ceremony it took and his mourning was deep.
	realmagick.com /articles/70/1170.html (910 words)

	Mythology Project: Castor and Pollux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is a list of some modern depictions of Castor and Pollux, also known as the Dioscuri, in the arts.
		Pollux agrees to remain in Hades in exchange for Castor’s freedom, but Castor grieves so much he can only bear to stay on earth for one day.
		And despite being a sadistic killer, Castor is extremely affectionate and caring towards his brother.
	www.unc.edu /courses/pre2000fall/clas77/Mythprojects/thurstondioscuri.htm (526 words)

	Welcome to Castor & Pollux Productions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Castor and Pollux are the two principal stars of the contellation Gemini, which holds its name from two characters of the greek mythology.
		Son of Leda and Zeus, who seduces her in the form of a swan, Pollux is a demi-god.
		The twins Castor et Pollux (also known as the Dioscuri or Hero Twins) seem to have been very popular in antiquity.
	perso.b2b2c.ca /castor/emytho.htm (153 words)

	Castor & Pollux -- The Beastie Boys
		The names originally come from Greek and Roman Mythology, Castor and Pollux were the two twin sons of Zeus (Greek) or Jupiter (Roman).
		Both Pollux and Castor are "Applehead" Siamese (so-called because of their round heads) which are the "original" cats from Siam (now Thailand).
		Castor resting on the living room rug after a hard day of napping, eating, and pooping (that's pretty much what cats do).
	faculty.gvsu.edu /albrechr/catphotos.html (552 words)

	Mythology Guide - Castor and Pollux
		Greek and Roman Mythology > Castor and Pollux
		Castor and Pollux were the offspring of Leda and the Swan, under
		Castor was famous for taming and managing horses, and Pollux for
	www.online-mythology.com /castor_pollux (438 words)

	Castor and Pollux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It has been accounted that the dispute was caused by the two daughters of the king of the country, Leucippas.
		Pollux stabbed Lynceus, and Zeus struck Idas with his thunderbolt.
		He prayed to die also, and Zeus in pity allowed him to share his life with his brother, to live, half of their time beneath the earth, and half in the golden homes of heaven, meaning one day in Hades and the next in Olympus.
	www.the-pantheon.com /castor_and_pollux.htm (324 words)

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