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[[File:Lakonia-Sparta-Dioskouroi.jpg|thumb|250px|A monument depicting the twins in Sparta]] | [[File:Lakonia-Sparta-Dioskouroi.jpg|thumb|250px|A monument depicting the twins in Sparta]] | ||
'''Kastor and Polydeukes''', alternatively '''Castor and Pollux''', were legendary twins in [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Rome|Roman]] mythology, known together as the '''Dioskouroi'''. | '''Kastor and Polydeukes''', alternatively '''Castor and Pollux''', were legendary twins in [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Rome|Roman]] mythology, known together as the '''Dioskouroi'''. | ||
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According to the myth, | Descendants of the legendary hero [[Perseus]] and [[Andromeda]] through their daughter [[Gorgophone]], Kastor and Polydeukes were also related to [[Helen of Troy|Helen]] and [[Klytaimnestra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Test of Courage]]</ref> | ||
According to the [[Greek mythology|myth]], the twins were born at the same time by [[Leda (mythology)|Leda]], though they had different fathers; Polydeukes was fathered by [[Zeus]], Kastor by Leda's husband, the king of [[Sparta]] [[Tyndareus]]. They were also said to have been born on [[Mount Taygetos]],<ref name="Altar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Altar of the Dioskouroi]]</ref> though [[Amyklai Farm]] was regarded as their home.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Amyklai Farm]]</ref> | |||
==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
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Later, when a {{Wiki|zodiac}} was created, the two became part of it as the {{Wiki|Gemini (astrology)|Gemini}}, also known as the Great Twins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref> While the Greeks held their belief that the Great Twins were Kastor and Polydeukes, the [[Egypt]]ians observed them as two he-[[goat]]s, rising from the [[Duat|underworld]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Great Twins]]</ref> | Later, when a {{Wiki|zodiac}} was created, the two became part of it as the {{Wiki|Gemini (astrology)|Gemini}}, also known as the Great Twins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref> While the Greeks held their belief that the Great Twins were Kastor and Polydeukes, the [[Egypt]]ians observed them as two he-[[goat]]s, rising from the [[Duat|underworld]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Great Twins]]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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ACP Gemini.png|Kastor and Polydeukes as the Gemini, engraved on stone | |||
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In some stories, the Dioskouroi are counted among the [[Argonauts]]. | In some stories, the Dioskouroi are counted among the [[Argonauts]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Kastor and Polydeukes, alternatively Castor and Pollux, were legendary twins in Greco-Roman mythology, known together as the Dioskouroi.
Biography
Descendants of the legendary hero Perseus and Andromeda through their daughter Gorgophone, Kastor and Polydeukes were also related to Helen and Klytaimnestra.[1]
According to the myth, the twins were born at the same time by Leda, though they had different fathers; Polydeukes was fathered by Zeus, Kastor by Leda's husband, the king of Sparta Tyndareus. They were also said to have been born on Mount Taygetos,[2] though Amyklai Farm was regarded as their home.[3]
Influence
By the Peloponnesian War, an altar dedicated to the twins had been raised in the Forest of Eurotas in Lakonia, Greece, and they were central to the Spartan rituals, especially those preceding the beginning of a military campaign.[2]
Later, when a zodiac was created, the two became part of it as the Gemini, also known as the Great Twins.[4] While the Greeks held their belief that the Great Twins were Kastor and Polydeukes, the Egyptians observed them as two he-goats, rising from the underworld.[5]
Gallery
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Kastor and Polydeukes as the Gemini, engraved on stone
Behind the scenes
In Greek, Kastor and Polydeukes were known as Διόσκουροι (Dióskouroi) meaning 'the youths of Zeus'. In Latin, this became Dioscuri. Colloquially, this has come to mean an inseparable couple.
In some stories, the Dioskouroi are counted among the Argonauts.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (statue only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Test of Courage
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lakonia: Altar of the Dioskouroi
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lakonia: Amyklai Farm
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Great Twins