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Definition of Pollux
1. Noun. The brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor.
Definition of Pollux
1. n. A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor.
Definition of Pollux
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) One of the Dioscuri, son of Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Castor. ¹
2. Proper noun. (star) A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (?) Geminorum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Pollux
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"CASTOR AND Pollux. • ARGUMENT. This Is a hymn, after the manner of the anc'rcnt-
Arcadians, in praise of Castor and Pollux. The first part describes the ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"Castor was famous for his skill in managing horses, Pollux for his powers ...
One story tells that when Castor, the mortal, was killed, Pollux prayed Zeus ..."
3. The Public Economy of Athens: In Four Books; to which is Added, A by August Boeckh, George Cornewall Lewis (1828)
"Also see Pollux VII. 129, 130. ... Pollux VIII. 130132. Suid.Phot. Etym. Lex.
Seg. p., 261. and Hesychius. In several of these passages it is falsely ..."
4. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1893)
"Castor and Pollux are in it longer the Dioscuri of Apollodorus^J; ... Thus Castor
is the son of the Mortal, Pollux the progeny of the Immortal. ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1873)
"Castor excelled in taming horses, and Pollux in the game of boxing. ... The legend
was compli- Castor and Pollux. cated by subsequent poets. ..."
6. The Cults of Ostia by Lily Ross Taylor (1913)
"CASTOE AND Pollux The temple of Castor and Pollux was restored by the second P.
Lucilius Gamala: 37613 idem aedem Castoris et ..."
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