DIOSCURI

Meaning of DIOSCURI in English

[Di.os.cu.ri] n pl [NL, fr. Gk Dioskouroi, lit., sons of Zeus, fr. Dios (gen. of Zeus; akin to L divus divine) + kouroi, pl. of kouros, koros boy--more at deity, crescent]: the twins Castor and Pollux reunited as stars in the sky by Zeus after Castor's death and regarded as patrons of athletes and sailors

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DIOSCURI — noun plural see: deity Date: 1640 the twins Castor and Pollux reunited as stars in the sky by Zeus after …
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DIOSCURI — or Castor and Pollux (from Greek dioskouroi , "sons of Zeus") Twin gods of ancient Greece and Rome. They aided …
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DIOSCURI — /duy'euh skyoor"uy/ , n.pl. Class. Myth. Castor and Pollux, the twin sons of Zeus and Leda.
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DIOSCURI — n. (Greek mythology) Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus and Leda
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DIOSCURI — noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from Greek Dioskouroi, literally, sons of Zeus, from Dios (genitive of Zeus; akin to Latin …
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DIOSCURI — (from Greek Dioskouroi, Sons of Zeus), also called Castor And Pollux, or Castor And Polydeuces, in Greek and Roman mythology, …
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DIOSCURI — Dioscuri BrE AmE daɪ ˈɒsk jʊr i -aɪ; ˌdaɪ ə ˈskjʊər-, -ɒ- AmE \ ˌdaɪ ə ˈskjʊr aɪ
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DIOSCURI — n. or Castor and Pollux (from Greek dioskouroi , "sons of Zeus") Twin gods of ancient Greece and Rome. They …
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DIOSCURI — [Greek heroic] The Disocuri were Castor and Polydeuces (or Pollux), the twin sons of Leda and Zeus and the brothers …
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DIOSCURI — n. Pronunciation: ˌ d ī - ə s- ' kyu ̇ r- ˌ ī , d ī - ' äs-ky …
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DIOSCUROS — Dioscuros npl [Mythol.] Dioscuri, Dioscuroi, Castor and Pollux
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POLLUX — noun Etymology: Latin, modification of Greek Polydeukēs Date: 1526 one of the Dioscuri, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini
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CASTOR — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kastōr Date: 15th century one of the Dioscuri, the more northern of the two bright …
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LEDA — In Greek legend, the daughter of King Thestius of Aetolia and wife of King Tyndareus of Lacedaemon. Visited by Zeus …
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HELEN — I In Greek mythology , the most beautiful woman in Greece, who was the indirect cause of the Trojan War …
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GEMINI — I (Latin: "Twins") In astronomy, the constellation lying between Cancer and Taurus; in astrology , the third sign of the …
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CABEIRI — or Cabiri Important group of deities, probably of Phrygian origin, worshiped in Asia Minor and in Macedonia and northern and …
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CASTOR — I. ˈkastə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai-, -ˈȧ- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kastōr, from Kastōr Castor, one of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLLUX — noun ( -es ) Etymology: German, from Latin Polluc-, Pollux Pollux, one of the Dioscuri (the other being Latin Castor, …
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POLLUX — noun Etymology: Latin, modification of Greek Polydeukēs Date: 1526 1. : one of the Dioscuri 2. : a first-magnitude star …
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CASTOR — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kastōr Date: 15th century 1. : one of the Dioscuri 2. : the more northern …
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CASTOR — [cas.tor] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk kastor, fr. Kastor Castor] (14c) 1: beaver 1a 2: castoreum 3: a beaver …
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POLLUX — [Pol.lux] n [L, modif. of Gk Polydeukes] 1: one of the Dioscuri 2: a first-magnitude star in the constellation Gemini
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COIN GLASS — glassware usually in the form of wineglasses, goblets, or tankards enclosing a coin either in the foot, or in the …
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ZEUS — in ancient Greek religion, chief deity of the pantheon, a sky and weather god who was identical with the Roman …
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HELEN — the wife of Menelaus in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. Her abduction by Paris, the son of King Priam of Troy, …
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DIEVS — also called Debestevs (Latvian), Lithuanian Dievas, Old Prussian Deivas in Baltic religion, the sky god. Dievs and Laima, the goddess …
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AETHRA — in Greek mythology, daughter of King Pittheus of Troezen, who married her to Aegeus, king of Athens. She became mother …
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LEDA — n. In Greek legend, the daughter of King Thestius of Aetolia and wife of King Tyndareus of Lacedaemon. Visited by …
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HELEN — n. In Greek mythology , the most beautiful woman in Greece, who was the indirect cause of the Trojan War …
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TYNDAREUS — [Greek heroic] The king of Sparta, husband of Leda, father of the Dioscuri, Clytemnestra, and Helen. His brother Hippocoon banished …
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HELEN — [Greek heroic] Helen (often called "Helen of Troy") was the daughter of Leda and Zeus, and was the sister of …
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