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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Pollux is a Castor-class patrol vessel of the Belgian Navy. Pollux was launched on 22 December 2014 at the Socarenam yard in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France....
- 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...
- A+ Pollux is a 2002 film by Luc Pagès adapted from a novel by Philippe Jaenada, Le Chameau sauvage. It is a story of love over the most banal situations...
- USNS Pollux (T-AK-290), later T-AKR-290, the fourth United States Navy ship of the name, is an Algol-class vehicle cargo ship that is currently maintained...
- The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri) is an ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, Central Italy. It was originally built in...