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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Castor and Pollux
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Dioscuri, the twin sons of Zeus by Leda; great, the former in horsemanship, and the latter in boxing; famed for their mutual affection, so that when the former was slain the latter begged to be allowed to die with him, whereupon it was agreed they should spend a day in Hades time about; were raised eventually to become stars in the sky, the Gemini, twin signs in the zodiac, rising and setting together; this name is also given to the electric phenomenon called St. Elmo's Fire (q. v .).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Castor and Pollux'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/castor-and-pollux.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Castor and Pollux'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/castor-and-pollux.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
