Castor and Pollux
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Castor and Pollux were very popular in early Rome. Their temple on the the Forum Romanum is from 484 BCE.
The cult of the Dioscuri, as they are also called, came to Rome from Greece via Magna Graecia.
There were twins brothers, sons of Zeus and Leda, and originally called Castor and Polydeuces.
Castor and Pollux were very able horsemen and therefore protectors of the cavallery, the horse races and of the Roman equestrian order.
Photo gallery of one picture for "Castor and Pollux"
Prints of the photographs are available — read more here.
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The pictures above are taken in the following locations:
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy (1 photograph - prints not available )
Documents linking to "Castor and Pollux":
- Juturna - Water nymph and goddess of wells and springs (Roman Religion and Mythology, Lexicon)
- Spring of Juturna - The fountain where Castor and Pollux watered their horses (Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy)
- Temple of Castor and Pollux - Temple vowed after the battle of Lake Regillus in 496 BCE (Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy)
This page is linked under the names "Castor and Pollux", "Dioscuri", "Castor and Polydeuces" and "Castores".
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