Castor and Pollux
Greek mythical siblings
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Summary
Castor and Pollux is a twins in mythology[1]. It draws 11,364 Wikipedia views per month (twins in mythology category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Tomb of Castor in Sparta[3]
- Instance of: couple of mythological Greek characters[4], twin deities[5]
- Based on: Lugal-Irra and Meslamta-ea[6]
- Commons category: Castor and Pollux[7]
- Said to be the same as: Tinas Clenar[8]
- Has part(s): Castor[9], Pollux[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Castor and Pollux[11]
- Worshipped by: Greek mythology[12], Roman mythology[13]
- Depicted by: Dioscuri statue from Baiae[14], Dioscuri taming the horses, Saint Petersburg[15]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Pauly–Wissowa[23]
- Title: Διὸς κοῦροι[24]
- Permanent duplicated item: Castor and Pollux[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
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Influence
Things named for Castor and Pollux include Gemini[27], a constellation[28] and Temple of it[29], a ruins[30], in Italy[31], founded in -0496[32].
Why It Matters
Castor and Pollux has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include Gemini[27], a constellation[28] and Temple of it[29], a ruins[30], in Italy[31], founded in -0496[32].