
	Where results make sense

Topic: Dioskouroi

In the News (Sun 12 Oct 08)

Angelina Jolie

Brett Myers

Manmohan Singh

Charlie Manuel

Japanese Grand Prix

Nobel Peace Prize

Halo 3

Swedish Academy

Ricky Ponting

Dalai Lama

	DIOSCURI : Greek gods of horsemanship, protectors of travellers ; mythology ; pictures ; zodiac Gemini : DIOSKOUROI
		THE DIOSKOUROI (or Dioscuri) were twin star-crowned gods whose appearance (in the form of St Elmo’s fire) on the rigging of a ships was believed to portent escape from a storm.
		This is the origin of Hercules [Herakles], of Castor and Pollux [the Dioskouroi], of Aesculapius [Asklepios]...
		And immediately the wind died down and two stars fell over the heads of the Dioskouroi, and the whole company was amazed at the marvel which had taken place and concluded that they had been rescued from their perils by an act of providence of the gods.
	www.theoi.com /Ouranios/Dioskouroi.html (3476 words)

	(53) Bactria, Eukratides
		Reverse: Dioskouroi on horses rearing r.; monogram in r.
		The helmet has the bull's ear and horn that appeared on the leopard-skin helmet of Seleukos I (see no. 49) and that may have been meant to allude to descent from the Seleukids.
		On the reverse, the Dioskouroi, Greek heroes noted for their horsemanship and prowess in battle, are shown charging with spears raised.
	www.lawrence.edu /dept/art/buerger/catalogue/053.html (221 words)

	[2003: September] context for my questions on the Dioskouroi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Dioskouroi had entrusted Idas with the division of some jointly plundered livestock, but were cheated by him, in revenge for which they set an ambush.
		We certainly do not seem to have any very clear evidence of the beliefs on which the cult of the Dioskouroi, or specifically their role as "saviours" was based.
		But then again, their role as saviours of sailors is presumably not just an academic construct by learned poets: if it meant anything, it must have been known to those to whom such protection would be thought useful (and, if the evidence discussed by Fraser, vol.
	omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu /mailing_lists/CLA-L/2003/09/0204.php (1203 words)

	Dioskouroi Hotel and Apartments in Agia Pelagia, Crete
		Our hotel complex (belongs to A') is located only 300 meters from the impressive beach of Agia Pelagia and is waiting for you in a pleasant and comfortable environment, ideal for unforgettable holidays in the summer, as well as in winter.
		The reception desk of " Dioskouroi " hotel is at your disposal from 08:00 to 02:00 and it offers exchange and car rental services.
		In addition, we will arrange your free transfer from and to the airport of Iraklio, whereas from the airport of Chania there is an extra cost of 3,000 drs per person.
	www.diversclub-crete.gr /english/dioskouroi.html (385 words)

	Dioskouroi Hotel and Apartments in Agia Pelagia, Crete
		Our hotel complex (belongs to A') is located only 300 meters from the impressive beach of Agia Pelagia and is waiting for you in a pleasant and comfortable environment, ideal for unforgettable holidays in the summer, as well as in winter.
		The reception desk of " Dioskouroi " hotel is at your disposal from 08:00 to 02:00 and it offers exchange and car rental services.
		In addition, we will arrange your free transfer from and to the airport of Iraklio, whereas from the airport of Chania there is an extra cost of 3,000 drs per person.
	www.diversclub-crete.pl /dioskouroi.html (389 words)

	Castor and Pollux: The Ides of July, 496 BC
		In the wild celebration that followed, everyone lost track of the two, and they were not seen again.
		But soon everyone knew about the Dioskouroi, and a magnificent temple was erected to the twins, the first foreign temple allowed inside the Pomerium.
		A millennium and a half later when Michelangelo was looking for a decorative theme for the redesign of the Campidoglio, he chose the Dioskouroi.
	www.mmdtkw.org /VCastorPollux.html (860 words)

	DIOSKOUROI HOTEL, Agia Pelagia, near Heraklion, Crete Hotels
		The coastal resort of Agia Pelagia is built along a wonderful sandy bay, where the sea is calm and the water crystal clear even in the windy days.
		Dioskouroi Hotel is situated 300m from the beach in Agia Pelagia, a small resort 20 km west of Iraklion.
		It is a small family hotel with six 4-bed apartments and four 2-bed studios with optional extra bed.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Crete/crete-hotels-dioskouroi.html (265 words)

	MANN: Torso and statue of the Dioskouroi
		Until 1972 the statues of Castor and Pollux stood in niches on the façade of the church of San Paolo Maggiore.
		In ancient times they must have belonged to the temple of the Dioskouroi and probably comprised the symbols of the cult, flanking the sculpture of the Pòlis in the inner cella of the temple.
		The more complete statue would have been holding the reins in the left hand and a sword in the right, and the other would have been a mirror image.
	www.archeona.arti.beniculturali.it /sanc_en/mann/it11/10.html (174 words)

	Gigantomachy: Sculpture & Vase Representations
		On this vase, eleven of the twelve Olympians are depicted fighting giants, along with Nike (Victory), Herakles, Persephone, and the Dioskouroi (Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus by the goddess Leto, who was also the mother of Helen).
		The Dioskouroi, facing in opposite directions, make up a vertical unit joining the left and right hand parts of the scene.
		Like the Dioskouroi, Apollo and Artemis are a vertical unit, although facing in opposite directions.
	mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu /cciv110x/hesiod/cciv110.gigantomachy.html (1308 words)

	Jana THOMPSON
		Furthermore, there is a necessity to examine Greek dialectal variation to see if there are any clues as to another possible root that is in hidden form due to this variation.
		The Dioskouroi were known for their wealth and benevolence and appearances to sailors who were in danger.
		The twins appeared in several tales, but the one in which they play the most prominent role is in that of the Arcadian cattle raid.
	www.apaclassics.org /AnnualMeeting/04mtg/abstracts/THOMPSON.html (429 words)

	Gate to Greece: Places to Eat and Drink: Dioskouroi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A caffé-bar is situated on the northern slope of the Acropolis hill.
		It is in the Dioskouroi street, and named also Dioskouroi.
		This photo was taken at a place some 10 metres up from the Dioskouroi; the darker front is the Agora, and the brighter back is the city centre, and the glaring spot at the centre is the Hephaisteion.
	www.mesogeia.net /athens/estiatoria/dioskouroi_en.html (267 words)

	Dioskouroi restaurant,kardamyli,kalamata,tavern,kardamili,messinia,peloponnese,greece
		For 12 years in Kardamili, the village where Dioskouroi lived, a whole family has chose the most beatiful land to run its own restaurant.
		In our restaurant, we cook with fresh olive oil, mint, thyme and origanum clean tradtitional fishes of Mani.
		All these because we face you not only as customers but mainly as Friends.
	www.holidays-greece.gr /messinia/dioskouroi (68 words)

	Akragas / Agrigentum
		Especially the temple of Concordia is one of the finest examples of Greek Classicism.
		Middle of the 5th century BC Temple of "the Dioskouroi
		Temple of "the Dioskouroi (or Dioscuri) (Castor and Polydeuces)" or "Demeter and Persephone" in Agrigentum
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Cities/Agrigentum.html (575 words)

	Pitcher Inscribed with a Dedication to the Dioskouri (Kastor and Polydeukes, Songs of Zeus) (Getty Museum)
		The slim, elegant body and high-arching handle date this serving vessel to the early 400s B.C. The two Greek inscriptions added after the vase was made are also quite important.
		Kastor and Polydeukes, the Dioskouroi, were sons of Zeus and Leda and renowned horsemen.
		The name and title of the vessel's dedicator is inscribed on the body of the vase: "Alkimachos, holding the office of hipparch." A hipparch, the elected general of the cavalry, dedicating an offering to deities connected with horses is particularly appropriate.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=35572 (231 words)

	Treasury of Ancient Sikyon at Delphi (1)
		These are Sikyonian work, in yellow limestone, very carefully executed, with remarkable movement, but in poor condition.
		the rape of Europa by Zeus in the form of a bull, the Argonautic Expedition (the ship Argo), the raid of cattle by the Dioskouroi and the Apharidai, the hunt of the Kalydonian boar, Frixos and Elli on the ram with the golden fleece.
		Europa is carried away by Zeus in the form of a bull.
	www.sikyon.com /Sicyon/sdelphoi_eg1.html (114 words)

	[No title]
		The god of the East-Wind who, in the shape of a horse, drew the chariot of Zeus.
		One of the two immortal horses of the Dioskouroi twins.
		An alternative name for one of the four immortal horses of Helios the Sun.
	www.angelfire.com /pro/realm/Hippoiathanatoi.html (391 words)

	Baktria, Kings, Eukratides I, ancient coins index with thumbnails - WildWinds.com
		, the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, holding palms & spears; D behind, monogram in lower right field.
		OY, Dioskouroi right on horseback, holding palms & spears; A in upper left field; monogram beneath horses.
		Diademed & draped bust right / Dioskouroi right on horseback, holding palms & spears; monogram beneath horses.
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/greece/baktria/kings/eukratides_I/t.html (690 words)

	Tantalus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Both Tmolus and Mount Sipylus are names of mountains in ancient Lydia.
		Thus, like other Greek heroes such as Theseus, or the Dioskouroi, Tantalus had both a hidden, divine sire and a mortal one.
		Tantalus' mortal mountain-fathers placed him in Lydia; otherwise he might be located in Phrygia (Strabo, xii.8.21) or Paphlagonia, all in Asia Minor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tantalus (1217 words)

	Perseus Lookup Tool
		Athens, NM 1439, Dioskouroi relief: Late Classical; Limestone; Votive?; Dioskouroi leaning on spears, facing each other, with a cock fight between them [Sculpture] (5.40)
		Boston 1993.704, Votive Relief with Helen and Dioskouroi: Roman Imperial; Marble; Votive; Votive relief with Helen and the Dioskouroi and their horses [Sculpture] (5.10)
		Agrigento, Akragas, Akragas, "Temple of the Dioskouroi", Temple of Castor and Pollux: NW corner of the "Temple of the Dioskouroi" at Agrigento, from S [Image] (6.56)
	www.perseus.tufts.edu /cgi-bin/vor?type=phrase&alts=0&group=typecat&lookup=Dioskouroi&collection=Perseus:collection:Greco-Roman (170 words)

	The Extant Odes of Pindar eBook
		It was sung at the feast of the Theoxenia, given by Theron in the name of the Dioskouroi (Kastor and Polydeukes) to the other gods.
		Hence the epithet hospitable ([Greek: philoxeinois]) applied to the Dioskouroi in the first line.
		The clan of the Emmenidai to which Theron belonged was especially devoted to the worship of the Twins.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/10717/18.html (457 words)

	Amazon.com: "Greek Dioskouroi": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In Greek Dioskouroi never occurs in the singular except in grammars.
		Further discussion of the Divine Twins, including the Greek Dioskouroi, at pp.
		It is addressed to the two Asvins, the divine twins whose equation with the Greek Dioskouroi `Zeus's boys' Castor and Pollux is one of the surer comparisons in IndoEuropean mythology (Puhvel 1987: passim).
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Greek-Dioskouroi (476 words)

	Athens, Archaic period amphorai - Kleitia's krater, 570-560 BC
		Black figure mixing bowl (krater) depicting scenes from mythology.
		one can see at the top the Kalydonian boar hunt, where Meleager in front and Dioskouroi at the back, after a hard struggle, kill the boar.
		In the second frieze, a chariot race takes place at the funeral games in honor of Patroklos.
	www.sikyon.com /Athens/Archaic/amphra_eg01.html (174 words)

	Dioskouroi Apartments Studios and Rooms in Agia pelagia Heraklion Crete Greece
		Dioskouroi Apartments Studios and Rooms in Agia pelagia Heraklion Crete Greece
		The hotel is 300 metres from the beach.
		You can access the internet via our computer.
	www.dioskouroi.com (331 words)

	Dioskouroi Apts Hotels in Agia Pelagia (Heraklion) Iraklion Hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Dioskouroi Apts Hotels in Agia Pelagia (Heraklion) Iraklion Hotels
		Dioskouroi is a small family hotel with 6 four-bed apartments and 4 two-bed studios.
		Send mail to info@hotels.uk.com with questions or comments about this web site.
	www.hotels.uk.com /search/atozview.php?hotel=aab96155 (151 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)