DIOSCURI – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Dioscuri
n.
(Greek mythology) Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus and Leda
Castor and Pollux
In
Greek and
Roman mythology,
Castor and
Pollux or
Polydeuces were twin brothers, together known as the
Dioskouri. Their mother was
Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of
Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, and Pollux the divine son of
Zeus, who raped Leda in the guise of a swan. Though accounts of their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg, along with their twin sisters and half-sisters
Helen of Troy and
Clytemnestra.
Diòscuri
nm.
Dioscuri (Greek Mythology)
Dioscuri
[Greek heroic] The Disocuri were Castor and Polydeuces (or Pollux), the twin sons of Leda and Zeus and the brothers of Helen of Troy. Because Zeus came to Leda in the form of a swan, they are sometimes presented as having been born from an egg. Pollux was a formidable boxer, and Castor was a great horseman. Together, they were the "Heavenly Twins," often associated with the constellation Gemini. Four episodes from their careers are most notable. After Theseus kidnapped their sister Helen and carried her off to Aphidnae, Castor and Pollux rescued her; they also abducted Theseus' mother, Aethra. Later, the twins accompanied Jason on the Argo; during the voyage, Pollux distinguished himself by killing the belligerent king Amycus, who challenged him to a boxing match. When Peleus attacked and laid waste to Iolcus, in revenge for the evils done to him by its queen, Astydameia, the Dioscuri assisted him. Castor and Pollux also abducted and married Phoebe and Hilaeira, the daughters of Leucippus; C...
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Dioscuri
Dioscuri Dioskouroi (Greek) In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux (Greek Polydeuces), Spartan twin sons of Tyndareus and Leda; their sisters were Helen and Clytemnestra. In Homer all but Helen were considered mortal, but after the twins' death they lived and died on alternate days. Later one, usually Pollox, was the son of Zeus and shared his immortality after Castor's death. Usually Zeus as a swan is said to have seduced Leda, who brought forth two eggs, one containing Helen and the other Castor and Pollox. The twins rescued Helen from Theseus and went with the Argonauts. Castor and Pollox are associated with the zodiacal sign Gemini, and sometimes with the morning and evening stars.
Originally they were seven cosmic gods, for in the days of Lemuria there were seven egg-born dioscuri or dhyani-chohans (agnishvatta-kumaras), who incarnated in the seven elect of the third root-race. These are identified with corybantes, curetes, dii magni, titans, etc. (SD 2:360-2). Later they were made into three and four, as male and female, the four being the four kabiri usually enumerated; and finally restricted, as were also the kabiri, to two.
