Greek mythology
Castor
Mortal twin of the Dioscuri, horseman and Argonaut
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Siblings
- Pollux · Clytemnestra · Helen
- Group
- Heroes · Argonauts
- Appears in
- Leda and the Swan · Jason and Medea
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Castor is one of the twin Dioscuri, brother to Pollux and famed for taming horses, who sails with the Argonauts in quest of the Golden Fleece. When he is slain in battle, his immortal brother refuses to live without him. Zeus grants their wish to share one fate, and the inseparable brothers are placed in the heavens as the constellation Gemini.
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- Who is Castor?
- Castor is one of the twin Dioscuri, brother to Pollux and famed for taming horses, who sails with the Argonauts in quest of the Golden Fleece. When he is slain in battle, his immortal brother refuses to live without him.
- Which mythology does Castor belong to?
- Castor belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Castor appear in?
- Castor appears in Leda and the Swan, Jason and Medea, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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