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👥 the Dioscouroi (alt. Castor, Polydeuces)

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  • Alternative name for
    👤 Castor (Spartan)  👤 Polydeuces (Spartan)
    Information
    alternative name for Castor and Polydeuces, brothers of Helen
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/y5l_kUzOReiSrk56wOshHQQ https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/1Dx7QAp5Rn2rfWqvifSBCgP
    Gender
    Male
    Eponym of
    🌍 Dioscourias (Pontos) city on the Black Sea
    Related entities
    🌍 Dioscourias (Pontos) city on the Black Sea
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.11.2📖 Pomponius Mela 1.111📖 Pliny, Natural History 6.15-6.16
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryPomponius MelaPliny, Natural History
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