Castor+and+Pollux

  • 11Castor and Pollux — Cas′tor and Pol′lux n. pl. myt (in Greek myth) twin sons of Leda and brothers of Helen, famous for their fraternal affection and regarded as the protectors of persons at sea; the Dioscuri …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12CASTOR AND POLLUX —    the Dioscuri, the twin sons of Zeus by Leda; great, the former in horsemanship, and the latter in boxing; famed for their mutual affection, so that when the former was slain the latter begged to be allowed to die with him, whereupon it was… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 13Castor and Pollux —    The Dioscuri , two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Their figures were probably painted or sculptured on the prow of the ship which Luke refers to (Acts 28:11). They were regarded as the tutelary divinities of sailors. They appeared in the …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 14Castor and Pollux — The name (REB) of the ship of Alexandria in which Paul sailed from Malta (Acts 28:11) with these twin brothers (NRSV) as figurehead. In Greek mythology they were the sons of the god Zeus and brothers of Helen …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 15Castor and Pollux — n. (Greek mythology) twin sons of Zeus and Leda …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16Temple of Castor and Pollux — Ancient monuments in Rome name=Temple of Castor and Pollux label name=Temple of Castor and Pollux tekst1=Temple of Castor and Pollux label x=0.38 label y=0.37 location=Regione VIII Forum Romanum date=495 BC builder=Unknown builder type=Roman… …

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  • 17Castor et Pollux — ( Castor and Pollux ) is an opera by Jean Philippe Rameau, first performed on 24 October, 1737 at the Académie royale de musique in Paris. The librettist was Pierre Joseph Justin Bernard, whose reputation as a salon poet it made. This was the… …

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  • 18Castor et Pollux — (Castor und Pollux) ist eine Oper in einem Prolog und fünf Akten von Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 1764) nach einem Libretto von Pierre Joseph Justin Bernard. Die Uraufführung war am 24. Oktober 1737 an der Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. Sie… …

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  • 19Castor und Pollux — Castor und Pollux. Die Dioskuren, von Joseph Nollekens, Victoria and Albert Museum …

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  • 20Castor et Pollux — Dioscures Pour les articles homonymes, voir Castor et Pollux. Dioscure, statue romaine tardive du …

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