One of the most obvious examples is the recurrent depiction of twins such as the Indic Asvins ' horsemen ,' the Greek horsemen Castor and Pollux, the legendary Anglo-Saxon settlers Horsa and Hengist [...] or the Irish twins of Macha, born after she had completed a horse race.

Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, despite its Beta designation, and the 17th brightest in the sky.

Evidence has been found for a hot, outer, magnetically supported corona around Pollux, and the star is known to be an X-ray emitter.

There is evidence that these shares were sold to public investors and traded in a type of over-the-counter market in the Forum, near the Temple of Castor and Pollux.

The main character is Dougal ( Pollux in the original French-language version ) who is a drop-eared variety of the Skye Terrier.

In the French version, Pollux is a British character who speaks somewhat broken French with an outrageous English accent as a result of Ivor Wood's role as co-creator.

The tale traditionally told of him is that when Castor and Pollux invaded Attica to liberate their sister Helen, he betrayed to them that she was kept concealed at Aphidnae.

Similarly, in Alexandre Dumas ' La Reine Margot, the devotion shared between friends ( and one-time foes ) Annibal de Coconnas and Lerac de la Mole is compared to that of Pylades and Orestes, as well as that of Nisus and Euryalus, Castor and Pollux, Achilles and Patroclus, as well as various other pairs of brothers, friends and lovers in classical mythology.

It is the third brightest star known to have an orbiting planet, after Pollux and the Sun.

This is why we have two versions of Castor et Pollux ( 1737 and 1754 ) and three of Dardanus ( 1739, 1744, and 1760 ).

It is also one of the most luminous quasars known, with an absolute magnitude of − 26. 7, meaning that if it was only as distant as Pollux (~ 10 parsecs ) it would appear nearly as bright in the sky as the Sun.

Although it has the Bayer designation " alpha ", it is actually fainter than Beta Geminorum ( Pollux ).

The word is mention by a number of Ancient Greek writers, including Philippides, Julius Pollux, Lucianus and, most famously, Theocritus.

Built in brick, created in Selly Oak, and faced with Penmon Anglesey Marble presented to the town by Sir R. Bulkeley, proprietor of the Penmon quarries, the hall is modelled on the Temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome.

The Heracles is joined by the destroyers Juno and Vesta in the battle, while the separated Pollux and Nemesis form a second group.

The Pollux is completely destroyed when a White Star it has damaged collides with it ; both ships explode.

Also famous is the bronze Ficoroni casket ( Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome ), engraved with pictures of the arrival of the Argonauts in Bithynia and the victory of Pollux over Amycus, found in 1738.

Archer is taken to an offshore high security prison and meets with Pollux, eventually gaining his confidence to learn the bomb's location.

Pollux is held at Erehwon, a prison so secret that even the inmates do not know its location.

While the Pollux is exiting the Bay of Zambra, a French squadron consisting of a two-decker eighty gun man-of-war and two frigates with French colours fire on her.

One other explanation is that the boys referred to are the twins Castor and Pollux, both of whom appear in Greek mythology.

Gemini is also the name of the third constellation of the Zodiac and its twin stars, Castor and Pollux.

On stardate 3468. 1, the starship USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, is nearing orbit of Pollux IV, a Class M planet, for a survey.

* S04: An orange giant star such as Pollux.

* Pollux ( star ), ( β Geminorum )

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Called Hoku-lei " star wreath ", it formed this asterism with Procyon, Sirius, Castor and Pollux.

* Pollux ( star )

Zeta Geminorum ( ζ Gem, ζ Geminorum ) is the Bayer designation for a star in the zodiac constellation Gemini, on the outstretched left ' leg ' of the twin Pollux.

Ptolemy described Arcturus as subrufa " slightly red ", and it has a B-V color index of + 1. 23, roughly midway between Pollux ( B-V + 1. 00 ) and Aldebaran ( B-V + 1. 54 ).

Its low reliefs depict and label by name several Roman deities such as Jupiter, Vulcan, and Castor and Pollux, along with Gallic deities such as Esus, Smertrios, and Tarvos Trigaranus.

The cap implies ennobling effects, as seen in its association with Homer ’ s Ulysses and the mythical twins, Castor and Pollux.

In his work Germania, Tacitus records the veneration of the Alcis, whom he identifies with Castor and Pollux.

When Castor was killed, Pollux asked Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together, and they were transformed into the constellation Gemini.

The First Vatican Mythographer introduces the notion that two eggs came from the union: one containing Castor and Pollux ; one with Helen and Clytemnestra.

During the contest, Castor and Pollux had a prominent role in dealing with the suitors, although the final decision was in the hands of Tyndareus.

French soundtrack recordings were also issued in France in the 60s on three EPs and again on an LP ' Pollux ' in 1983 along with an original single ' C ' est moi Pollux '.

Simonides embellished his ode with so many references to the twins Castor and Pollux ( heroic archetypes of the boxer ) that Scopas told him to collect half the commissioned fee from them — he would only pay the other half.

Roman sarcophagus with Castor and Pollux seizing Phoebe and Hilaeira, ca.

Pollux persuaded Zeus to allow him to share his immortality with his brother.

As a result, the membership and roles of the Cabeiri changed significantly over time, with common variants including a female pair ( Axierus and Axiocersa ) and twin youths who were frequently confused with Castor and Pollux, who were also worshiped as protectors of sailors.

The 5th century BC witnessed the construction of the earliest Forum temples with known dates of construction: the Temple of Saturn ( 497 BC ) and the Temple of Castor and Pollux ( 484 BC ).

Their consummation, on the same night as Leda lay with her husband Tyndareus, resulted in two eggs from which hatched Helen ( later known as the beautiful " Helen of Troy "), Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux ( also known as the Dioscuri ( Διόσκουροι ).

For instance, both Orfeo and the 1737 version of Castor et Pollux open with the funeral of one of the leading characters who later comes back to life.

Hector Berlioz investigated Castor et Pollux and particularly admired the aria " Tristes apprêts ," but " whereas the modern listener readily perceives the common ground with Berlioz ' music, he himself was more conscious of the gap which separated them.

At first he declined a post in which the duty as to be shared with a Presbyterian, or, as he expressed it, where a Presbyterian and myself shall be like Castor and Pollux, the one up and the other down, and to which also a very meagre salary was attached.

A number of his paintings were taken to Rome ( including Aphrodite Anadyomene ) and placed there on public display ; in two compositions featuring portraits of Alexander ( Castor and Pollux with Victory and Alexander the Great, and The Figure of War with his Hands Tied Behind Him Following the Triumphal Chariot of Alexander ) the Emperor Claudius later had Alexander's face replaced with that of his grandfather Augustus.

* 13 ( Ides ): festival of Diana on the Aventine ( Nemoralia ), with slaves given the day off to attend ; other deities honored at their temples include Vortumnus, Fortuna Equestris, Hercules Victor ( or Invictus at the Porta Trigemina ), Castor and Pollux, the Camenae, and Flora