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<span class="bold large">Dios.cu/ri</span> <span class="medium">|ˌdīəˈskyoōrē|</span> <span class="sans">Greek & Roman Mythology</span><br/>
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<p class="paragraph">the twins <a href="#castor">Castor</a> and <a href="#pollux">Pollux</a>, born to <a href="#leda">Leda</a> after her seduction by <a href="#zeus">Zeus</a>. <a href="#castor">Castor</a> was mortal, but <a href="#pollux">Pollux</a> was immortal; at <a href="#pollux">Pollux</a>'s request they shared his immortality between them, spending half their time below the earth in <a href="#hades">Hades</a> and the other half on Olympus. They are often identified with the constellation Gemini.</p><br/>
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ORIGIN from Greek <span class="bold italic">Dioskouroi</span> ‘sons of <a href="#zeus">Zeus</a>.’
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