Polydeuces

The twin-brother of Castor, a son of Leda and Zeus. He is commonly called Pollux. A sanctuary of Polydeuces stood on the right side of the road to Therapne in Laconia.1 See further Dioscuri.

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References

Notes

  1. Pausanias. Description of Greece iii, 20.1-2.

Sources

  • Homer. Iliad iii, 237.
  • Pseudo-Apollodorus. The Library iii, 11.1.