Dioscuri Definition

dī-ŏskyə-rī, dīə-skyo͝orī
noun
Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Leda.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(Greek mythology) The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.

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Origin of Dioscuri

  • Greek Dioskouroi Dios genitive of Zeus Zeus dyeu- in Indo-European roots kouroi pl. of kouros boy ker-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek Διόσκουροι (Dióskūroi, “the youths of Zeus”).

    From Wiktionary

Dioscuri Sentence Examples

  • The Dioscuri too, as patrons of mariners, were held in honour.

  • Kuhn, is the etymological equivalent of the Sanskrit Saranyu, who, having turned herself into a mare, is pursued by Vivasvat, and becomes the mother of the two Asvins, the Indian Dioscuri, the Indian and Greek myths being regarded as identical.

  • At Crete the brazen Talos, who would not permit them to land, was killed by the Dioscuri.

  • With him is connected the old German Dioscuri myth of the Harlungen.

  • As the myth of the Harlungen is connected with Ermanaric, so another Dioscuri myth (of the Hartungen) is combined with the Ortnit-Wolfdietrich legend.

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