- Information
- one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut
- Alternative name
- 👥 the Dioscouroi (alt. Castor, Polydeuces) 👥 the Great Gods (alt. Castor & Polydeuces)
- LIMC headword
- Dioskouroi/Castores
- Son of
- 👤 Zeus 👤 Leda 👤 Tyndareos
- Father of
- 👤 Mnesileos
- Twin of
- 👤 Castor (Spartan)
- Husband of
- 👤 Phoibe (Messenian)
- Has children with
- 👤 Phoibe (Messenian)
- Conceived at
- 🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia)
- Born at
- 🌍 Messenia 🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Pephnos (island)
- Belongs to
- 👥 the Argonauts 👥 the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar
- Founder of
- 🌍 Dioscourias (Pontos)
- Eponym of
- 🏛️ Spring Polydeuceia (Laconia)
- Ruler of
- 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Laconia
- Divine patron of
- 🌍 Olympia (Elis)
- Creates
- 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Asia at Old Las (Laconia) 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Poliouchos at Sparta 🏛️ the Trophy of Lynceus (Sparta)
- Kills
- 👤 Amycos 👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Lynceus (Argonaut)
- Competes in
- ⏳ the Funeral Games of Pelias (Iolcos)
- Wounded by
- 👤 Amycos 👤 Idas (Argonaut)
- Transformed into
- ⭐ Gemini (constellation)
- Buried at
- 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Therapne (Laconia)
- Has post-mortem existence at
- 🌍 the Underworld 🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece)
- Cult sites
- 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Attica 🌍 Mantineia (Arcadia) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 Phoibaion (Laconia) 🌍 Cleitor (Arcadia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi at Athens 🌍 the Citadel of Sicyon 🌍 Cephale (Attica) 🏛️ the Temple of the Dioscouroi at Argos 🌍 Charadra (Phocis) 🌍 Amphissa (Ozolian Locris) 🌍 the Grove of the Dioscouroi (Achaia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Polydeuces near Therapne (Laconia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Anaktes Dioscouroi near Lerna (Argolid) 🌍 River Sagras (Italy) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi at Sparta 🌍 Antium (Italy)
- Dwelling
- 🏛️ the House of Castor and Polydeuces (Sparta)
- Animals
- 👤 Cyllaros (horse)
- Related Entities
- 👤 Acamas (Athenian) 👤 Acastos 👤 Actor (Argonaut) 👤 Admetos (Argonaut) 👤 Adonis 👤 Agamemnon 👤 Aithra (m. of Theseus) 👤 Alcestis 👤 Alexander (Trojan) 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Amphitrite 👤 Amycos 👤 Ancaios (Arcadian) 👤 Anogon 👤 Aphrodite 👤 Apollo 🏺 the Argo 👥 the Argonauts 👤 Argos (s. of Phrixos) 👤 Artemis 👤 Ascalaphos (Orchomenian) 👤 Asterios (s. of Cometes) 👤 Atalante 👤 Athena 👤 Augeias (Elian) 👤 Autolycos (s. of Hermes) 👤 Bellerophon 👤 Boutes (Argonaut) 👤 Calais 👤 the Calydonian Boar 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Cepheus (Argonaut) 👥 the Charites 👤 Clytaimnestra 👤 Demophon (Athenian) 👤 Dionysos 👤 Dryas (Calydonian?) 👤 Echemos (Arcadian) 👤 Echion (Argonaut) 👤 Eileithyia 👤 Erginos (Argonaut) 👤 Euippos (Aitolian) 👤 Euphemos (Argonaut) 👤 Euryalos (Argonaut) 👤 Eurypylos (Aitolian) 👤 Eurytion (Argonaut) 👤 Erytos (Argonaut) 👤 Poseidon 👤 Zeus 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Heracles 👤 Hermes 👤 Hermione (Spartan) 👤 Hilaeira 👤 Hippothoos (Arcadian) 👤 Ialmenos 👤 Idas (Argonaut) 👤 Ino 👤 Iolaos 👤 Iphiclos (s. of Phylacos) 👤 Iphiclos (s. of Thestios) 👤 Iphigeneia 👤 Iphitos (Argonaut I) 👤 Jason (Argonaut) 👤 Laertes 🌍 Eleusis (Attica) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 👤 Theseus 👤 Orpheus 👤 Palaimon (god) 👤 Palaimon (Argonaut) 👤 Pegasos (horse) 👤 Peirithous (Lapith) 👤 Peleus 👤 Helen 👤 Iphicles 👤 Peneleos (Theban) 👤 Periclymenos (Argonaut) 👤 Phanos (Argonaut) 👤 Phoibe (Messenian) 👤 Plexippos (s. of Thestios) 👤 Poias 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) 👤 Polyphemos (Argonaut) 👤 Caineus 👤 Leda 👤 Leitos 👤 Leucippos (Messenian) 👤 Lynceus (Argonaut) 👤 Melanion (h. of Atalante) 👤 Meleagros 👤 Menelaos 👤 Menestheus (Athenian) 👤 Menoitios (Argonaut) 👤 Mnesileos 👤 Neleus (Pylian) 👤 Nemesis 👤 Neoptolemos 👥 the Nereids 👤 Odysseus 👤 Staphylos (Argonaut) 👤 Telamon (Salamian) 👤 Tiphys 👤 Triton (sea god) 👤 Tyndareos 👤 Zetes 🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus 🏺 the Skin of the Calydonian Boar 🏺 the Club of Heracles 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Ithaca (island) 🌍 Arcadia 🌍 Attica 🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) 🌍 Colchis (Pontos) 🌍 Laconia 🌍 Messenia 👥 the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) 🌍 Mantineia (Arcadia) 🌍 Bebryces (Bithynia) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) 👤 Epochos (Arcadian) 🌍 Aphidnai (Attica) 👥 the Suitors of Helen ⏳ the Funeral Games of Pelias (Iolcos) 🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) 👤 Phaethon (s. of Helios) 🌍 Dioscourias (Pontos) 🌍 Pherai (Messenia) 👤 Galene 🏺 the Eggs of Leda 👤 Argeios (Argonaut) ⭐ Gemini (constellation) 🌍 River Cnacion (Laconia) 👤 Eribotes (Argonaut) 🌍 Therapne (Laconia) 👤 Cnageus 👤 Cometes (s. of Thestios) 👤 Mopsos (Argonaut) 👤 Neotheus 👤 Pisos 👤 Prothoos (Aitolian I) 👤 Timalcos 🌍 Stenycleros (Messenia) 👤 Hippeus (Spartan) 🌍 River Eurotas (Laconia) 🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Pellana (Laconia) 🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) 🏛️ Spring Polydeuceia (Laconia) 🌍 Phoibaion (Laconia) 🌍 Cleitor (Arcadia) 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Asia at Old Las (Laconia) 🏺 the Cult Statue of Ares Theritas 🏛️ the House of Castor and Polydeuces (Sparta) 🏛️ the Temple of Athena Poliouchos at Sparta 🏛️ the Trophy of Lynceus (Sparta) 🏛️ Aphetaid Road (Sparta) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi at Athens 🌍 Pephnos (island) 🏛️ the Tomb of Aphareus (Laconia/Messenia?) 🌍 the Citadel of Sicyon 🌍 Cephale (Attica) 🏛️ the Temple of the Dioscouroi at Argos 🌍 the Sanctuary of Eilethyia at Argos 👤 Phalareus 🌍 Cyrene (Libya) 🌍 Charadra (Phocis) 🌍 Amphissa (Ozolian Locris) 🌍 the Grove of the Dioscouroi (Achaia) 👥 the Great Gods (alt. Castor & Polydeuces) 👤 Aphidnos (eponym) 👤 Academos (eponym) 👤 Marathos (Arcadian) 👤 Alycos 🌍 the Sanctuary of Ares Theritas near Therapne (Laconia) 👤 Iasios (Arcadian) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Polydeuces near Therapne (Laconia) 🌍 Old Las (Laconia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Athena Asia at Colchis 👤 Thalassa 🏛️ the Stadium at Old Hermion (Argolid) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Anaktes Dioscouroi near Lerna (Argolid) 🌍 Pagasai (Thessaly) 🌍 Acragas (Sicily) 🌍 River Sagras (Italy) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi at Sparta 👤 Antimachos (Lapith) 👤 Euthymachos 👤 Thorax 👤 Antandros 👤 Harpaleas 👤 Aristandros 👤 Cimerios 👤 Toxamis 👤 Pausileon 👤 Cynortes 👤 Simon (boar hunter) 👥 the Dogs of the Hunters of the Calydonian Boar 👤 Labros (Calydonian dog) 👤 Methepon (dog) 👤 Egertes (dog) 👤 Eubolos (dog) 👤 Corax (dog) 👤 Marpsas (dog) 👤 Ormenos (dog) 👤 Idasos 👤 Cimon 👤 Leucios (dog) 👤 Podes (dog) 👤 Thero (dog) 👤 Gorgos (dog) 👤 Charon (dog) 👤 Podargos (dog) 🌍 Antium (Italy) 👤 Rhecas 👤 Amphistratos 👤 the Boar of Adonis 👤 Cyllaros (horse)
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.23 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.2 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.16 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.20 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.3 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.7 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.11.2 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.13.7 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 494-534 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 535-566 📖 Pausanias 4.31.9 📖 Pausanias 4.16.5 📖 Pausanias 4.16.8 📖 Pausanias 3.1.5 📖 Pausanias 3.12.5 📖 Pausanias 3.12.8 📖 Pausanias 3.13.1 📖 Pausanias 3.13.6 📖 Pausanias 3.14.6 📖 Pausanias 3.14.7 📖 Pausanias 3.18.11 📖 Pausanias 3.18.14 📖 Pausanias 3.19.7 📖 Pausanias 3.20.2 📖 Pausanias 3.24.7 📖 Pausanias 3.20.1 📖 Pausanias 3.21.4 📖 Pausanias 1.18.1 📖 Pausanias 1.31.1 📖 Pausanias 1.33.8 📖 Pausanias 8.9.2 📖 Pausanias 3.24.5 📖 Pausanias 2.7.5 📖 Pausanias 2.22.5 📖 Pausanias 2.36.6 📖 Pausanias 5.15.5 📖 Pausanias 10.33.6 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 31.1 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 33.1 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 33.2 📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.298-11.304 📖 Homeric Hymn 33 to the Dioscouroi 1-15 📖 Homeric Hymn 17 to the Dioscouroi 1-5 📖 Euripides, Trojan Women 993-1001 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 19 Most 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 21 Most 📖 Homer, Iliad 3.228-3.244 📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 688-694 📖 Pausanias 4.3.1-4.3.2 📖 Pausanias 8.2.1-8.2.7 📖 Pausanias 3.1.4-3.1.5 📖 Pausanias 3.18.4-3.18.5 📖 Pausanias 3.19.7-3.19.8 📖 Pausanias 3.16.2-3.16.3 📖 Pausanias 3.17.1-3.17.2 📖 Pausanias 1.17.5-1.17.6 📖 Pausanias 3.26.2-3.26.3 📖 Pausanias 3.17.2-3.17.3 📖 Pausanias 2.1.7-2.1.9 📖 Pausanias 1.41.3-1.41.6 📖 Pausanias 2.22.6-2.22.7 📖 Pausanias 2.34.9-2.34.10 📖 Pausanias 5.8.3-5.8.4 📖 Pausanias 5.17.9-5.17.11 📖 Pausanias 8.45.6-8.45.7 📖 Pausanias 5.19.1-5.19.6 📖 Pausanias 10.38.4-10.38.7 📖 Pausanias 8.21.3-8.21.4 📖 Pausanias 10.9.7-10.9.8 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 32.1-33.2 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 32.3-32.4 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 32.4-33.1 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 34.1-34.2 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 154a-e Most 📖 Cypria fr. 9 West 📖 Cypria fr. 12 West 📖 Cypria fr. 16 West 📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 22 West 📖 Cypria Argumentum 2 West 📖 Cypria Argumentum 3 West 📖 Bacchylides fr. 21 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 4.2 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 25.1 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 25.2 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 1.4 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 1.1 MacLeod 📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Athena 1-32 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 17 Harder 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 18 Harder 📖 Lucian, A Professor of Public Speaking 24 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 64 Harder 📖 Lucian, Essays in Portraiture Defended 19 📖 Lucian, The Dance 10 📖 Lucian, The Dance 40 📖 Lucian, The Dance 78 📖 Pindar, Olympian 3 1-45 📖 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 6 📖 Pindar, Pythian 1 58-80 📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 169-202 📖 Pindar, Pythian 11 55-64 📖 Pindar, Nemean 10 31-54 📖 Pindar, Nemean 10 55-90 📖 Pindar, Isthmian 5 26-50 📖 Strabo 6.1.10 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.144 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.243 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.242 📖 Pindar fr. 140c Snell-Maehler 📖 Pomponius Mela 1.111 📖 Strabo 8.5.3 📖 Ovid, Ibis 511-512 📖 Strabo 9.1.17 📖 Ovid, Amores 2.11 📖 Strabo 5.3.5 📖 Ovid, Amores 2.16 📖 Strabo 11.2.12 📖 Vergil, Georgics 3.72-3.94 📖 Lucian, How to Write History 62 📖 Callimachus, Lyric Poems fr. 227 Pfeiffer 📖 Diegeseis to Callimachus 10.6-9 Norsa & Vitelli = fr. 227a Pfeiffer 📖 Diodoros, Library 6.6.1-6.7.4 📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 42 Hollis 📖 Diodoros, Library 8.32.1-8.32.2 📖 Callimachus, Epigram 56 Pfeiffer 📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 27
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Homer, Iliad Dionysios, Periegesis Lycophron, Alexandra Homer, Odyssey Cypria Euripides, Trojan Women Plutarch, Theseus Eumelos, Corinthiaca Pausanias Pindar Homeric Hymn 33 to the Dioscouroi Homeric Hymn 17 to the Dioscouroi Hesiod, Ehoiai Strabo Bacchylides Callimachus, Aetia Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead Callimachus, Hymn to Athena Lucian, A Professor of Public Speaking Lucian, Essays in Portraiture Defended Lucian, The Dance Lucian, How to Write History Pindar, Olympian 3 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos Pindar, Pythian 1 Pindar, Pythian 4 Pindar, Pythian 11 Pindar, Nemean 10 Pindar, Isthmian 5 Diodoros, Library Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses Pomponius Mela D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Ibis Callimachus, Epigram Ovid, Amores Vergil, Georgics Diegeseis to Callimachus Callimachus, Lyric Poems Callimachus, Hecale
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Pindar fr. 258 Snell-Maehler 📖 Dicaiarchos fr. 66 Wehrli 📖 Cypria fr. 12 West 📖 Hellanicos fr. 168 Fowler 📖 Pindar, Nemean 10 55-90 📖 Alcman fr. 21 PMG 📖 Sophocles fr. 957 Radt 📖 Polemon fr. 10 Preller 📖 Simonides fr. 8 Bergk 📖 Callimachus, Lyric Poems fr. 227 Pfeiffer 📖 Alcman fr. 23 PMG 📖 Nicander, Heteroeumena fr. 58 Gow-Scholfield
- Depictions
- 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Kylix (SAM 2243; Beazley 310552; LIMC Anthylla 1) 🎨 Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Oinomaos Painter (Nicholson NM49.4; Beazley 43928; LIMC Herakles 3417) 🎨 Fragment of Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater (Nicholson NM52.65) 🎨 Etruscan Bronze Mirror (JECM IX2) 🎨 Etruscan Bronze Mirror (VUW 2018.1) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Dioscuri VI 9, 6.7, Pompeii (MANN 9453, 9455; PALP r6-i9-p6-space-33) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Lekythos attributed to Class of Athens 581 (Otago E48.247; Beazley 305341) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to the Antimenes Painter (Otago E48.231; Beazley 320099) 🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (SAM 1987.2; ASR XII. 1, no. 59, pl. 46,4) 🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (IAM 2100; ASR XII. 6, no. 81, pl. 68-72, 78a, b, 114a, 116a-c) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VIII 2, 14-16, Pompeii (MANN 120619; PALP r8-i2-p14-space-s) 🎨 Wall Painting from lararium in Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite V 6-7, Herculaneum (MANN 150210)
- Reported depictions
- 🌍 Croceai Quarry (Laconia) 🌍 Brasiai (Laconia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi at Athens 🌍 Pephnos (island) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmia 🏛️ the Temple of Demeter at Messene 🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205) 🎨 Wall Painting of Jason and the Argonauts in the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi, Athens, by Micon (LIMC Argonautai 25) 🎨 Wall Painting of the Dioscouroi and the Leucippides in the Sanctuary of the Dioscouroi, Athens, by Polygnotos ( Not Extant) 🎨 Cult Statue of Nemesis in Rhamnous (LIMC Agamemnon 4) 🎨 Statue Group in the Temple of the Dioscouroi, Argos, by Dipoinos and Scyllis (LIMC Anaxis 2) 🎨 Bronze Relief of the the Dioscouroi and the Leucippides in the Temple of Athena Poliouchos, Sparta (LIMC Dioskouroi 190) 🎨 Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219) 🎨 Statue Group in the Temple of Poseidon, Isthmia, dedicated by Herodes Atticus (LIMC Amphitrite 74) 🎨 East Pediment of the Temple of Athena Alea, Tegea (LIMC Meleagros 33) 🎨 Statues dedicated by Sparta at Delphi ( Not Extant)
- Relevant to local traditions reported from of
- 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Laconia 🌍 Messenia 🌍 Megara (Argolid) 🌍 Thalamai (Laconia/Messenia) 🌍 Cleitor (Arcadia) 🌍 Cephale (Attica)