lCastor and
Pollux were also Argonauts, being among the crew who sailed with Jason in the Quest for the Golden Fleece.
lDuring the
voyage a storm abated when two stars appeared
above the heads of Castor and Pollux – hence, since considered protectors of sailors.
lApostle Paul sailed from the Isle of Melita during his
journey to Rome on a ship adorned
with Castor and Pollux figureheads.
lThe twins
slew Idas and Lynceus in battle for the daughters of Leudippus – Castor was mortally
wounded.
lPollux was so
distraught that Zeus placed them together in the sky as symbols of brotherly love.
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