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	DIOSCURI, Greek Mythology Link.
		The DIOSCURI are the twin brothers Castor 1 and Polydeuces ("Castor and Pollux").
		The DIOSCURI were still alive when the seducer Paris abducted their sister Helen, but they had already left this world when the Trojan War broke out.
		When the DIOSCURI decided to get married, they carried off the daughters of Leucippus 2 (son of King Perieres 1 of Messenia, son of Cynortes, son of Amyclas 1, son of Lacedaemon, son of Zeus and Taygete, one of the PLEIADES), and having wedded them, they had children by them.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/DIOSCURI.html (962 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace - Agrigento, - Discounted Rates.
		Set in an attractive bay, the htl boasts a view of the historical and monumental heart of Agrigento, at the foot of which lies the enchanting Valley of temples.
		Built towards the middle of the 5th century and dedicated to the Dioscuri, the construction stands out imposingly in an amazing state of preservation; "in comparison with the temples of Paestum, it stands like the figure of God before that of a giant" noted Goethe during his journey of 1787.
		The temple of the Dioscuri and that of Juno date from the same period.
	www.metrotravelguide.com /hotelinfo/Agrigento/_/Italy/48674 (631 words)

	Dioscuri
		Later, the twins accompanied Jason on the Argo; during the voyage, Pollux distinguished himself by killing the belligerent king Amycus, who challenged him to a boxing match.
		When Peleus attacked and laid waste to Iolcus, in revenge for the evils done to him by its queen, Astydameia, the Dioscuri assisted him.
		The cult of the Dioscuri was indigenous of Sparta but spread throughout Greece and later to Italy.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/d/dioscuri.html (438 words)

	Dioscuri Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Silver tetradrachm of the Greco-Bactrian King Eucratides I (171-145 BC) with the Dioscuri.
		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 Dioscuri on the reverse of this coin by the Roman Emperor Maxentius.
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Dioscuri (696 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		DIOSCURI is a maker of decadent accessories, including eye-catching colorful jewelry.
		Much of the uniqueness of Dioscuri rests in the fact that it is the vision and creation of identical twins Teman and Teran Evans.
		The twins' incredible eye for detail was crucial to 'fruit salad,' Dioscuri's collection of colorful high-gloss wooden cuff bracelets for fall/winter 2005.
	www.dioscuri.us /dioscuriTHESTORY.htm (194 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace - Agrigento alberghi in Italia
		Dioscuri Bay Palace - Agrigento alberghi in Italia
		Incastonato in una graziosa baia, sul lungomare di San Leone, l'hotel consente di ammirare il cuore storico di Agrigento con la Valle dei Templi.Ideale per l'uomo d'affari come per il turista.
		Ma la grande attrazione del Dioscuri Bay Palace è la splendida piscina che si confonde con l'azzurro del mare.
	www.vacans.com /it/italia/albergo/agrigento/dioscuri-bay-palace/home.aspx (124 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| October 25 \| St Crispin’s Day Crispian Dioscuri Gil ...
		Castor was renowned as a horseman, and Pollus was a famed boxer.
		The Dioscuri were worshipped as the protectors of travellers.
		Romulus and Remus, the twin founders of Rome, are related archetypically to the Dioscuri and the cobbler saints, as are
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/oct25.html (3619 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace in Agrigento Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	www.yayski.com /ski/01-Agrigento-Dioscuri-Bay-Palace.html (743 words)

	Astronomy (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mention is made of the "morning star" (Rev.
		14:12), the "seven stars" and "Pleiades," "Orion," "Arcturus," the "Great Bear" (Amos 5:8; Job 9:9; 38:31), "the crooked serpent," Draco (Job 26:13), the Dioscuri, or Gemini, "Castor and Pollux" (Acts 28:11).
		The stars were called "the host of heaven" (Isa.
	www.www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/astronomy.html (232 words)

	Reperti archeologici di Locri Epizefiri: I Dioscuri
		In realtà, gli studiosi non sono certi della reale appartenenza di quest'ultima statua al gruppo decorativo del tempio, anche se, comunque, al museo nazionale di Reggio Calabria, essa viene esposta tra i due Dioscuri, formando, quindi, con essi un unico gruppo scultoreo.
		I Dioscuri sono i gemelli Castore e Polluce, figli di Zeus e di Leda e fratelli di Elena e di Clitennestra.
		Innamoratisi, rapirono le sacerdotesse Ilaira e Febe, le quali, però, erano state promesse in sposa ai cugini Ida e Linceo che, quindi, per le fanciulle, si scontrarono con i Dioscuri.
	www.locriantica.it /reperti/dioscuri.htm (354 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace, Agrigento - Read Reviews before you make a reservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We spent 2 weeks in Sicily and stayed at the Dioscuri Bay Palace for two nights.
		This hotel was the largest in size of any of the hotels we stayed at so it was far less intimate and charming than our other hotels.
		We were in Agrigento only to see the Valley of the Temples and relax a bit and that worked fine.
	www.hotelsuperportal.com /Reviews-374120.html (1994 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace - Agrigento Italia
		Tipos de Habitación en Dioscuri Bay Palace, Agrigento:
		Restaurante y Bares en Dioscuri Bay Palace, Agrigento:
		On the first floor, with panoramic view, the restaurant 'La Baia degli Dei' follows the cycle of seasons always proposing fresh and tasty dishes.
	www.allukhotels.com /es/italy/sicilia/agrigento/agrigento-hotels/hotel-ah-226112.html (388 words)

	Dioscuri - Stanley Jenkins - Eclectica Magazine v8n1
		Dioscuri - Stanley Jenkins - Eclectica Magazine v8n1
		We are that pair of Dioscuri, one of whom is mortal and the other immortal, and who, though always together, can never be made completely one.
		The transformation processes strive to approximate them to one another, but our consciousness is aware of resistances, because the other person seems strange and uncanny, and because we cannot get accustomed to the idea that we are not absolute master in our own house.
	www.eclectica.org /v8n1/jenkins_salon.html (512 words)

	MITO DEI DIOSCURI GEMELLI CASTORE POLLUCE Mitologia e Leggende - myths Castor Pollux Dioscuri Zeus Leda
		MITO DEI DIOSCURI GEMELLI CASTORE POLLUCE Mitologia e Leggende - myths Castor Pollux Dioscuri Zeus Leda
		Una delle statue che ritraggono i Dioscuri nell'atto di smontare dal cavallo, sorretto da un Tritone.
		Intorno alle vicende dei gemelli Dioscuri, Castore e Polluce, esiste una leggenda particolarmente strana: Zeus si invaghì di Leda, moglie di Tindaro, re di Lacedemone, e si unì a lei sotto forma di cigno, facendole generare due uova.
	www.sullacrestadellonda.it /mitologia/dioscuri.htm (225 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace Hotel - Agrigento - Dioscuri Bay Palace Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
		Dioscuri Bay Palace Hotel - Agrigento - Dioscuri Bay Palace Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
		Dioscuri Bay Palace: More rooms for more value
		We were having a wonderful holiday.....until we arrived at the much anticipated Dioscuri Bay Palace Hotel...
	www.tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g194662-d263019-Reviews-Dioscuri_Bay_Palace-Agrigento_Sicily.html (499 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace: presentazione (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Il Dioscuri Bay Palace, incastonato in una graziosa baietta ubicata al centro del lungo tratto di costa sabbiosa che si estende sino a Punta Bianca, prospiciente un mare limpido e incantevole, gode di un suggestivo panorama senza eguali.
		L'invidiabile posizione consente, alzando lo sguardo, di ammirare il cuore storico e monumentale di Agrigento ai piedi di cui si ergono granitici, imponenti ed eterni il Tempio della Concordia, di Ercole, di Giunone, dei Dioscuri ed altre vestigia ancora, in un susseguirsi di eternità che lascia il visitatore nella muta contemplazione della Valle dei Templi.
		Dall'albergo si dipana l'incantevole lungomare di San Leone con le sue valli residenziali e i numerosi locali teatro della vita mondana agrigentina.
	www.sicily-hotels.com /siti/framon-hotels/dioscuri/present.htm (115 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace Hotel - Sicily - Cheap rates - Book Here (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dioscuri Bay Palace Hotel - Sicily - Cheap rates - Book Here
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	www.midashotels.com /brochure/en/Italy/Sicily/Dioscuri_Bay_Palace.html (59 words)

	DIOSCURI in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE (Bible History Online)
		DIOSCURI in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE (Bible History Online)
		di-os'-ku-ri (Dioscouroi; in Acts 28:11, the King James Version Castor and Pollux, the Revised Version (British and American) THE TWIN BROTHERS; in margin, "Dioscuri"): The sign of the ship on which Paul sailed from Melita to Syracuse and Rhegium.
		The constellation of the Twins was supposed to be especially favorable to sailors, hence, ships were often placed under the protection of the twin gods.
	www.bible-history.com /isbe/D/DIOSCURI (143 words)

	Dioscuri Tavolo 25, 36 Artemide Dioscuri Tavolo 25, 36 @ Stylepark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dioscuri Tavolo 25, 36 Artemide Dioscuri Tavolo 25, 36 @ Stylepark
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	www.stylepark.com /plain/artemide_en/sid04.1122.10005.html (68 words)

	Ðîø§¢ürí (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I'm hella busy right now but I'm going to start working on making a history of dioscuri's matches as best as I can.
		It'ls going to take a lot of time and castor is gonna help me out.
		It took us quite a while to make one, but oh well....if you know Dioscuri, you know how laid back we are.
	www.clan-dioscuri.com (804 words)

	Framon Dioscuri Bay Palace in Agrigento, Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Framon Dioscuri Bay Palace is a modern three-story hotel located on the seafront promenade of a bay overlooking the sea, five kilometres from the historic town of Agrigento.
		The lobby features a towering glass ceiling, tall palm trees and sleek modern furnishing and the 103 air-conditioned guestrooms are decorated in soft colours and have balconies.
		If cancellation occurs within the Cancellation Policy period, a one-night charge will be assessed.
	www.hotel-rates.com /italy/agrigento/framon-dioscuri-bay-palace.html (483 words)

	Product >> Dioscuri Tavolo 42 >> Artemide @ architonic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Product >> Dioscuri Tavolo 42 >> Artemide @ architonic.com
		Product Datasheet: Dioscuri Tavolo 42 (2003) by Manufacturer Artemide
		Base in thermoplastic resin, acid-etched blown glass diffuser.
	www.architonic.com /webProCatEn/Dioscuri_Tavolo_42_10011232.html (61 words)

	Pagan Book of Hours : Day of the Dioscuri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Altar: Upon a cloth of blue place two blue candles, two red candles, two figures of horses, to small mirrors, and four knives, one before each candle.
		Place there also four cups, one containing white wine, one containing red wine, one containing grape juice, and one containing bitter tea.
		Hear ye the story of the Dioscuri, the sacred twins:
	www.cauldronfarm.com /bookofhours/rituals/dioscuri.html (319 words)

	Ufficio stampa Markon.net Spa: Quando la buona tavola è anche bella: Arte in Tavola, dal 5 all’8 dicembre, Complesso ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		La tavola vuole tornare ad essere centro dell’attenzione e fulcro dei momenti di gioia e relax; per questo cerca di vestirsi al meglio, dotandosi di ogni pregio e vanità: non solo cibo ma anche eleganza e cura dei particolari.
		Nei pomeriggi è prevista una spettacolare esibizione di maghi e clown per i bambini; potrebbe sembrare un modo per poter lasciare liberi i grandi per un po’ ma le prove hanno dimostrato che lo spettacolo divertirà moltissimo anche loro...
		Ufficio stampa Markon.net Spa: Quando la buona tavola è anche bella: Arte in Tavola, dal 5 all’8 dicembre, Complesso monumentale “Dioscuri al Quirinale”, Roma su O.D.P. Segnala un sito su Ufficio stampa Markon.net Spa: Quando la buona tavola è anche bella: Arte in Tavola, dal 5 all’8 dicembre, Complesso monumentale “Dioscuri al Quirinale”, Roma
	www.sussidiario.it /notizie/ultimora/messages/906.shtml (395 words)

	Mythography \| The Greek Heroes Castor and Polydeuces in Myth and Art
		According to another form of the story, Zeus rewarded the brothers by placing them among the stars as Gemini the Twins.
		They received divine honors under the name of Dioscuri."
		For best results, use lower case queries in Altavista's syntax...
	www.loggia.com /myth/dioscuri.html (400 words)

	Dioscuri Bay Palace Hotel Agrigento Address. Compare Rates & Book Online.
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	www.oldcontinent.com /europe/it/agrigento/dioscuri-bay-palace.htm (346 words)

	Tempio di Castore e Polluce o dei Dioscuri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tempio di Castore e Polluce o dei Dioscuri
		One handsome corner remains of the Temple of Castor & Pollux or of the Dioscuri.
		These pages will work better if you hit the F11 key for "Full Screen."
	www.buten.net /max/sicily/25_agrigento/20DioscuriA0263.html (64 words)

	House of the Dioscuri Walk Through (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		House of the Dioscuri VI.9.6-7: Room #17, off Corinthian Atrium:
		Click on any of the thumbnails for a larger view
		Back to the House of the Dioscuri plan
	www.indiana.edu /~leach/c409/net_id/dioscuri/dio5.html (28 words)

	Dioscuri Palace hotel, 4 Stars, Agrigento, Triple Room - Dilos Holiday World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dioscuri Palace hotel, 4 Stars, Agrigento, Triple Room - Dilos Holiday World
		To contact Dilos Holiday World regarding hotel Dioscuri Palace please click here
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	www.dilos.com /hotel/room/4462 (182 words)

Castor and Polydeuces : Dioscuri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)

Castor and Polydeuces : Dioscuri
article at Free Euro Online Encyclopedia

They are called the Dioscuri (dios kouroi), meaning the "Sons of Zeus." Because Zeus seduced Leda while in the form of a swan, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg.

It uses material from the wikipedia article Castor and Polydeuces : Dioscuri.

www.eurofreehost.com /di/Dioscuri.html (314 words)

	Hotels in Agrigento, Hotel Dioscuri Bay Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		The hotel is located in the sea area of Agrigento, in front of the turist Port.
	www.hotelsbook.net /italy,agrigento,dioscuribaypalace.html (82 words)

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