Twins in mythology
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Twins in mythology are in many cultures around the world. In some cultures they are seen as ominous, and in others they are seen as auspicious. Twins in mythology are often cast as two halves of the s
A pair of early 20th-century female ere ibeji twin figures (Children's Museum of Indianapolis)
Castor and Pollux
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Castor and Pollux are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi.
Twins in mythology
…mortal and immortal sets of twins, and often is related to power over the weather. Twins in mythology also often share deep bonds. In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux share a bond so strong that when mortal Castor dies, Pollux gives up half of his immortality to be with his brother. Castor and Pollux are the Dioscuri…
Statues of Castor and Pollux (3rd century CE)
Castor on a calyx krater of c. 460–450 BCE, holding a horse's reins and spears and wearing a pilos-style helmet
Boeotian proxeny stele depicting baby Herakles strangling snakes (top), and Athena Alea and the Dioskouroi above a warship (369–363 BCE)
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Rubens, c. 1618