Castor

Greek mythical figure, brother of Pollux
Person mythological_greek_character Q11294144
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Castor

Summary

Castor is a mythological Greek character[1].

Key Facts

  • Castor's father was Tyndareus[2].
  • Castor's mother was Leda[3].
  • Among Castor's spouses was Hilaeira[4].
  • A child of Castor was Anaxias[5].
  • A child of Castor was Anogon[6].
  • Castor's image is recorded as Kastor Niobid krater Louvre G341.jpg[7].
  • Castor is recorded as male[8].
  • Castor's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[9].
  • Castor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46148933564954301281[10].
  • Castor's GND ID is recorded as 118973886[11].
  • Castor's IdRef ID is recorded as 241338565[12].
  • Castor's part of is recorded as Castor and Pollux[13].
  • Castor's given name is recorded as Kastor[14].
  • Castor's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15].
  • Castor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Castor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Castor's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[18].
  • Castor's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 485[19].
  • Castor's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00543825[20].
  • Castor's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Castor[21].
  • Castor's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122cz9fb[22].
  • Castor's Nomisma ID is recorded as castor[23].
  • Castor's sibling is recorded as Pollux[24].
  • Castor's sibling is recorded as Helen of Troy[25].
  • Castor's sibling is recorded as Clytemnestra[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Castor's father was Tyndareus[2]. His mother was Leda[3].

Personal Life

Castor was married to Hilaeira[4]. Children include Anaxias[5], a mythological Greek character[27] and Anogon[6], a mythological Greek character[28].

FAQs

Who were Castor's parents?

Castor's father was Tyndareus[2]. Castor's mother was Leda[3].

Who was Castor married to?

Castor's spouses include Hilaeira[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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