Castor and Pollux
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria,
which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and
Pollux....
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(pronounced /ˈkæstər/; Latin: Castōr; Greek: Κάστωρ, Kastōr,
"beaver") and Pollux (/ˈpɒləks/; Latin: Pollūx) or
Polydeuces (/ˌpɒlɨˈdjuːsiːz/; Greek: Πολυδεύκης, Poludeukēs,
"much sweet wine"[1]) were twin brothers in Greek and Roman
mythology and collectively known as the Dioskouroi. They
were the sons of Leda by Tyndareus and Zeus respectivel...
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Ac 28:11 the twin sons of Jupiter and Leda, were regarded as
the tutelary divinities of sailors; hence their image was
often used as a figure-head for ships. They appeared in heaven
as the constellation Gemini. In art they were sometimes
represented simply as stars hovering over a ship....
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the "Dioscuri", two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology.
Their
figures were probably painted or sculptured on the
prow of the
ship which Luke refers to (Acts 28:11). They were
regarded as
the tutelary divinities of sailors. They appeared in
the heavens
as the constellation Gemini....
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The Dioscuri or two mythical sons of the chief idol of Rome
and Greece, Jupiter. The tutelary gods of sailors, identified
with the phosphoric lights which play about masts and sails.
The constellation Gemini, "the Twins." At Cyrene in the region
of Africa, adjoining Alexandria, they were especially
worshipped. This accords with the Alexandrian...
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