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Bookmark or Share- Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux) – MythopediaOverview. Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces)—also known as the Dioscuri—were heroic twin brothers from Sparta. They were both sons of Leda, the queen of Sparta, though they had different fathers: Castor’s father was Leda’s husband Tyndareus, while Pollux’s father was Zeus, the king of the gods. The Dioscuri participated in a number of ...
- Atalanta – MythopediaAtalanta was one of the heroes who took part in the famous Calydonian boar hunt. This was a mission to hunt and kill the Calydonian boar, a monstrous creature that Artemis had sent to terrorize Calydon and punish the local king. During the hunt, the Calydonian prince Meleager fell in love with the beautiful Atalanta.
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