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Definition of pollux

Pollux
Pollux Pol"lux, n. [L., the twin brother of castor; also, the constellation.] 1. (Astron.) A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor. 2. (Min.) Same as Pollucite.
pollux
Pollucite Pol"lu*cite, n. [See Pollux, and 4th Castor.] (Min.) A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a silicate of alumina and c[ae]sia. Called also pollux.

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- Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Gr**** and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Their mother was Leda...
- Look up pollux in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pollux may refer to: Julius Pollux, also known as Ioulios Poludeukes (2nd century A.D), a Gr**** rhetorician...
- Castor and Pollux may refer to: Castor and Pollux, in Gr**** and Roman mythology, the twin sons of Lēda and Zeus/Tyndareus, who were transformed into the...
- Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation β Geminorum, which is Latinised to Beta Geminorum and abbreviated...
- Castor and Pollux, known as the Dioscuri in Gr**** mythology. It is known as a positive, mutable sign. In Babylonian astronomy, the stars Pollux and Castor...
- name is Latin for twins, and it is ****ociated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Gr**** mythology. Its old astronomical symbol is (♊︎). Gemini lies between...
- Julius Pollux (Gr****: Ἰούλιος Πολυδεύκης, Ioulios Polydeukes; fl. 2nd century) was a Gr**** scholar and rhetorician from Naucratis, Ancient Egypt. Emperor...
- Castor et Pollux (Castor and Pollux) is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, first performed on 24 October 1737 by the Académie royale de musique at its...
- Pollux may refer to: SS Pollux, a whaler and exploration ship later renamed SS Southern Cross (1886) SS Pollux (1883), a Swedish steamer USS Pollux (SP-2573)...
- Pollux Rock (57°7′S 26°47′W / 57.117°S 26.783°W / -57.117; -26.783) is the southern of a pair of large off-lying rocks south of Vindication Island,...