Castor and Pollux

Summary

Castor and Pollux is a twins in mythology^[1]. It draws 31,258 Wikipedia views per month (twins_in_mythology category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Castor and Pollux is buried at Tomb of Castor in Sparta^[3].
• Castor and Pollux's instance of is recorded as twins in mythology^[4].
• Castor and Pollux's instance of is recorded as couple of mythological Greek characters^[5].
• Castor and Pollux's instance of is recorded as twin deities^[6].
• Castor and Pollux's based on is recorded as Lugal-Irra and Meslamta-ea^[7].
• Castor and Pollux's Commons category is recorded as Castor and Pollux^[8].
• Castor and Pollux's said to be the same as is recorded as Tinas Clenar^[9].
• Castor and Pollux comprises Castor^[10].
• Castor and Pollux comprises Pollux^[11].
• Castor and Pollux's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Castor and Pollux^[12].
• Castor and Pollux's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[13].
• Castor and Pollux's worshipped by is recorded as Roman mythology^[14].
• Castor and Pollux's depicted by is recorded as Dioscuri statue from Baiae^[15].
• Castor and Pollux's depicted by is recorded as Dioscuri taming the horses, Saint Petersburg^[16].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[17].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[20].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[24].
• Castor and Pollux's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[25].
• Castor and Pollux's title is recorded as Διὸς κοῦροι^[26].
• Castor and Pollux's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Castor and Pollux^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include twins in mythology^[4], couple of mythological Greek characters^[5], and twin deities^[6].

Use and Application

Components include Castor^[10], a mythological Greek character^[28] and Pollux^[11], a mythological Greek character^[29].

Influence

Things named for Castor and Pollux include Gemini^[30], a constellation^[31] and Temple of it^[32], a ruins^[33], in Italy^[34], founded in -0496^[35].

Why It Matters

Castor and Pollux draws 31,258 Wikipedia views per month (twins_in_mythology category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Gemini^[30], a constellation^[31] and Temple of it^[32], a ruins^[33], in Italy^[34], founded in -0496^[35].