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Pollux

[ pol-uhks ]

noun

  1. Greek Polydeuces. Classical Mythology. the brother of Castor. Compare Castor and Pollux.
  2. Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini.


Pollux

/ ˈpɒləks /

noun

  1. See Castor
    the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, lying close to the star Castor. Visual magnitude: 1.15; spectral type: K0III; distance: 34 light years See also Castor
  2. classical myth See Castor and Pollux


Pollux

/ pŏləks /

  1. A bright giant star in the constellation Gemini, with an apparent magnitude of 1.15. Scientific name: Beta Geminorum.


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Why there should have been this denial upon the part of those who swore freely by Pollux is not easily explained.

That is to say, harmonia in Pollux has the same meaning as harmonia in the Anonymus, and is equivalent to tonos.

Pollux, who was immortal, then begged Jupiter to let him die also, that he might not be separated from his brother.

I warned him more than once for getting young horses into a fret, and I'm willing to lay a ten-pound note that he angered Pollux.

We did not find the black-tails very palatable, and most of their flesh went to feed Castor and Pollux.

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