Castor and Pollux

CASTOR AND POLLUX

kas'-ter, pol'-uks.

See DIOSCURI; ASTRONOMY.

Castor and Pollux

(Acts 28:11) the twin sons of Jupiter and Leda, were regarded as the tutelary divinities of sailors; hence their image was often used as a figure-head for ships. They appeared in heaven as the constellation Gemini . In art they were sometimes represented simply as stars hovering over a ship.

Castor and Pollux

Twin sons of Jupiter, and guardians of seamen, according to heathen mythology. Ships often bore their images on the prow, and were distinguished by their names, Acts 28:11.

1359. Dioskouroi -- the Dioscuri, twin sons of Zeus (Castor and ...
... the Dioscuri, twin sons of Zeus (Castor and Pollux). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Dioskouroi Phonetic Spelling: (dee-os'-koo-roy) Short ...
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Of Æsculapius, Apollo, Mars, Castor and Pollux, and of Mercurius ...
... Addressed to His Brother Pentadius. Chap. VIII."Of Æsculapius, Apollo,
Mars, Castor and Pollux, and of Mercurius and Bacchus. ...
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Of the Life and Actions of Æsculapius, Apollo, Neptune, Mars ...
... worship of the gods. Chap. X."Of the life and actions of Æsculapius, apollo,
neptune, mars, castor and pollux, mercury and bacchus. ...
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Acts XXVIII
... 11-14. (11) "Now after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, which
had wintered in the island, whose emblem was Castor and Pollux. ...
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How they who were Men Obtained the Name of Gods.
... their benefits. On this account Hercules, on this Castor and Pollux, Æsculapius
and Liber" were ranked with the gods. And in another ...
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After the Wreck
... And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered
in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.12. ...
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These Things, Since they are Asserted Upon the Warrant of the ...
... They affirm that Castor and Pollux were born of an egg, the Myrmidons of ants. ... They
affirm that Castor and Pollux were born of an egg, the Myrmidons of ants. ...
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Acts xxviii. 1
... "And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered
in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. [1167 ...
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And we Affirm Indeed the Existence of Certain Spiritual Essences.. ...
... Footnotes: [110] Herodotus, I. 47. [See Wilberforce's Five Empires, p. 67.].
[111] [Castor and Pollux. Imitated in saint worship.]. ...
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Concerning Idolatry in Words.
... [323] Matthew 12:37. [324] Exodus 23:13. [St. Luke, nevertheless, names Castor and
Pollux, Acts 28:2., on our author's principle.]. [325] Exodus 23:13. ...
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Now as to the Kind of Performances Peculiar to the Circus ...
... Accordingly this kind of circus performances is regarded as sacred to Castor and
Pollux, to whom, Stesichorus tells us, horses were given by Mercury. ...
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Castor

Castor and Pollux

Castor and Pollux: Name of a Ship

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