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Polydeuces

American  
[pol-i-doo-seez, -dyoo-] / ˌpɒl ɪˈdu siz, -ˈdju- /

noun

  1. Greek name of Pollux.


Polydeuces British  
/ ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiːz /

noun

  1. the Greek name of Pollux See Castor and Pollux

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There was no way I was going to remember the difference between Chiron and Charon, or Polydictes and Polydeuces.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

Castor, tamer of horses, Polydeuces, good as a boxer.

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

Castor and Polydeuces, call to thee, God's Horsemen and thy mother's brethren twain.

From The Electra of Euripides Translated into English rhyming verse by Gilbert Murray

Then Polydeuces at once ended the combat by a right-hand blow on the temple.

From Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang

"You see," said Polydeuces, "that we keep your law."

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum

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