Pollux

(päləks)

noun

  1. Gr. & Rom. Myth. the immortal twin of Castor
  2. a giant, orange star, actually the brightest star in the constellation Gemini although it is considered the twin of Castor: magnitude, 1.1

Origin: L, earlier Polluces < Gr Polydeukēs

See Pollux in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Greek Mythology
  1. One of the Dioscuri.
  2. A bright star in the constellation Gemini.

Origin:

Origin: Latin Pollūx

Origin: , from Greek Poludeukēs

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