Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Leda

Castor and Pollux (Castur and Pultuce in Etruscan), twin sons of Leda, the Gemini or Dioscuri. Two naked youths in helmets holding spears. From an engraved cornelian gem. Castor et Pollux Incis in Corneola. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venuti's Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750

18th Century Academia Etrusca Antonio Gori Cornelian Corneola Cortona Dioscuri Etruria Etruscan Etruscan Academy Faustus Amideus Francesco Valesio Gemini Leda Museum Cortonense Museum Of Cortona Ridolfino Venuti Spears Vetera Monumenta Youths

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