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Twins in mythology are in many cultures around the world. [1] In some cultures they are seen as ominous, and in others they are seen as auspicious. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Twins in mythology are often cast as two halves of the same whole, sharing a bond deeper than that of ordinary siblings, or seen as fierce rivals .
Castor [a] and Pollux [b] (or Polydeuces) [c] are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. [d]Their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. [2]
See: Twins in mythology. Aegyptus and Danaus ; Aeolus and Boeotus ; Agenor and Belus ; Amphion and Zethus ; Apollo and Artemis/Diana ; Arsu and Azizos ; Ascalaphus and Ialmenus ; Atreus and Thyestes ; Ashvins ; Ašvieniai divine twins ; Cassandra and Helenus ; Castor and Pollux
The Divine Twins are youthful horsemen, either gods or demigods, who serve as rescuers and healers in Proto-Indo-European mythology. [ 1 ] Like other Proto-Indo-European divinities, the Divine Twins are not directly attested by archaeological or written materials, but scholars of comparative mythology and Indo-European studies generally agree ...
In Greek mythology, Phaethusa or Phaëthusa / ˌ f eɪ ə ˈ θj uː z ə / (Ancient Greek: Φαέθουσα Phaéthousa, "radiance") was a daughter of Helios and Neaera, the personification of the brilliant, blinding rays of the sun. [1] With her twin sister, Lampetia, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia. She carried a copper staff with which ...
God rejected Cain's sacrifice to signify his disapproval of his marriage to Aclima, his twin sister, and Cain slew his brother in a fit of jealousy. [1] [2] [3] In another Muslim tradition, Cain's twin sister was named Lusia, while Aclima was Abel's twin sister. [4] In different sources, this name appears as Aclimah, Aclimia, Aclimiah, Klimia. [5]
In Greek mythology, Lampetia / ˌ l æ m ˈ p iː ʃ ə / (Ancient Greek: Λαμπετίη, romanized: Lampetíē or Λαμπετία, Lampetía, 'shining') was the daughter of Helios and Neaera. She and her twin sister, Phaethusa , were taken by their mother to guard the cattle and sheep of Thrinacia .
Glauce, twin sister of Pluto who died as an infant according to Euhemerus. [2] Glauce, one of the Melian nymphs. [3] Glauce, one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [4] She personifies the color of the sea which can be attributed to her name that signifies "sea-green" [5] or ...