Castor and Pollux

American  

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

1. twin sons of Leda and brothers of Helen, famous for their fraternal affection and regarded as the protectors of persons at sea.

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Castor and Pollux British  

noun

1. classical myth the twin sons of Leda: Pollux was fathered by Zeus, Castor by the mortal Tyndareus. After Castor's death, Pollux spent half his days with his half-brother in Hades and half with the gods in Olympus

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Example Sentences

Temples were dedicated to Hera, Concordia, Heracles, Castor and Pollux, Demeter, Hephaestos and, further down, on the bank of the river Akragas, Asclepius, the god of medicine.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2020

A decade later, Partch, more optimistic, turned to the mythological twins, Castor and Pollux.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2019

If you’re facing south, the so-called twins of the constellation Gemini — Castor and Pollux — will be to the left of Orion.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2016

They were found in a drain that ran to a taberna, a small shop nestled in the platform of the Temple of Castor and Pollux after it was rebuilt following a fire in 14 BC.

From Forbes • May 21, 2015

Nevertheless, both brothers, Castor and Pollux, were often called “sons of Zeus”; indeed, the Greek name they are best known by, the Dioscouri, means “the striplings of Zeus.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton