- half-brothers in Gr**** and
Roman mythology,
known together as the
Dioscuri or
Dioskouroi.
Their mother was Leda, but they had
different fathers;
Castor was the...
-
Anacaeum (from the Gr**** Ἀνάκειον), also
known as the
Sanctuary of the
Dioskouroi, was a
temple in Athens,
which was
situated near the
Acropolis and dedicated...
- in Gr****
mythology such as
Theseus (his great-great-grandson) and the
Dioskouroi, he had one
divine and one
mortal parent. The Gr****s used the proverb...
-
Talos Painter. It
shows Talos falling backwards, into the arms of the
Dioskouroi. In
order to
distinguish his form from that of the
other figures on the...
- Argos, and the myth ****ociated with it: "Near the
Lords [sanctuary of the
Dioskouroi at Argos] is a
sanctuary of Eilethyia,
dedicated by
Helene when, Theseus...
- the Gr****s did not
bring with them
other gods
except Zeus, Eos, and the
Dioskouroi. The
Pelasgian god
probably represented the
fertilising power of water...
-
Timaeus mentions that
Atlantic Celts venerated the "
Dioskouroi"
above all
other gods and that they [
Dioskouroi] had
visited them from
across the Ocean. Historian...
- of Athens, Erechtheus.
Podarkes Xanthos Horses of
Dioskouroi, the
immortal horses of the
Dioskouroi.
Harpagos Kyllaros Phlogeus Xanthos Horses of Hector...
- Clytemnestra. This
teleologically explains why
their constellation, the
Dioskouroi or Gemini, is only seen
during one half of the year, as the
twins split...
- Gr**** and
Italian art work and a
collection of Sèvres porcelain. The
Dioskouroi sculpture from the roof
disappeared during this time, and
rumours abounded...
