Heads of Castor and Pollux

Heads of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux. Twin half brothers borne of Leda, Castor the son of King Tyndareus, Pollux the son of Zeus. In crowns of wild olive leaves, Laconic caps with stars above their heads. From a bronze medal. Castore e Polluce. Copperplate engraving by Etienne Picart after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio de'Lazari, Rome, 1699

1699 17th Century Bronze Medal Castor Classical Mythology Dioscuri Etienne Picart Filososi Gemini Giovanni Angelo Canini Greek Myth Iconografia Ignatio Delazari Leda Orator Poeti Ed Oratori Dell Antichita Pollux Regi Roman Myth Twins Zeus

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