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

The Red Planet is moving eastward through the constellation at a pretty fast pace, and by the end of the month it will form a nice triangle with the bright stars Castor and Pollux.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2019

There are variations to the myth; one holds that Helen, blamed for the Trojan War, and the twins Castor and Pollux were hatched from two eggs from these unions.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2018

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

“Do you mean to say that Castor and Pollux did blow you to Bermuda?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White