Castor and Pollux

In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux (known as Polydeuces to the Greeks) were twin brothers who appeared in several prominent myths. The twins were worshiped as gods who helped shipwrecked sailors and who brought favorable winds for those who made sacrifices to them. The Romans considered Castor and Pollux the patronspecial guardian, protector, or supporter gods of horses and of the Roman social order of mounted knights, called equites.

Myths and Variations. There are many stories about the twins and numerous verions of those stories. According to the Greek poet HomerGreek poet thought to be the author of the great epics the Iliad and the Odyssey, Castor and Pollux were the sons of Tyndareus and Leda, the king and queen of [The entire page is 1249 words long]