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单词 dioscuri
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Dioscuri

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Di·os·cu·ri

D0236400 (dī-ŏs′kyə-rī′, dī′ə-skyo͝or′ī)pl.n. Greek Mythology Castor and Pollux, the twin sons of Leda and brothers of Helen and Clytemnestra, who were transformed by Zeus into the constellation Gemini.
[Greek Dioskouroi : Dios, genitive of Zeus, Zeus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots + kouroi, pl. of kouros, boy; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

Dioscuri

(ˌdaɪɒsˈkjʊərɪ) pl n (Classical Myth & Legend) the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together

Cas′tor and Pol′lux


n.pl. (in Greek myth) twin sons of Leda and brothers of Helen, famous for their fraternal affection and regarded as the protectors of persons at sea; the Dioscuri.
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Dioscuri

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Dioscuri:

see Castor and PolluxCastor and Pollux
, in classical mythology, twin heroes called the Dioscuri; Castor was the son of Leda and Tyndareus, Pollux the son of Leda and Zeus. They were brothers to Helen and Clytemnestra. Castor excelled as a horseman and Pollux as a boxer.
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Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux)

Spartan brothers. [Gk. Myth.: Avery, 408; Leach, 314]See: Twins
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