Castor and Pollux. Engraving from Tableaux du

Castor and Pollux. Engraving from Tableaux du temple des muses (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681), known as the abbe de Marolles a French churchman and translator. 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

1600 1655 1681 Abbe Castor Dioscuri Divine Guise Leda Marolles Mortal Muses Pollux Seduced Sparta Tableaux Translator Tyndareus Zeus

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