Polydeuces
[ pol-i-doo-seez, -dyoo- ]
noun
Greek name of Pollux.
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How to use Polydeuces in a sentence
Her twin-sons, Castor and (Polydeuces or) Pollux, were renowned for their tender attachment to each other.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | E.M. BerensOf both of you will I make my hymn, but first will I sing of Polydeuces.
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus | TheocritusThis is a hymn, in the Homeric manner, to Castor and Polydeuces.
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus | TheocritusThen Polydeuces at once ended the combat by a right-hand blow on the temple.
Tales of Troy and Greece | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for Polydeuces
Polydeuces
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiːz) /
noun
the Greek name of Pollux: See Castor and Pollux
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