Castor and Pollux. Engraving depicting Jason and

Castor and Pollux. Engraving depicting Jason and the Argonuats. Engraved illustration from The Temple of the Muses, 1733. This book represented remarkable events of antiquity drawn and engraved by Bernard Picart (1673-1733). In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux were twin brothers, together known as the Dioskouroi or Dioscuri. Their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan

1673-1733 1733 Argonuats Castor Dioscuri Divine Guise Leda Mortal Muses Picart Pollux Remarkable Represented Seduced Sparta Tyndareus Zeus

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