Castor and Pollux This symbol represents Castor and Pollux because Castor was an expert horseman and used horses often in their travels. This artwork depicting Castor and Pollux was created by Nicolas Poussin in 1665. Castor and Pollux were twin brothers who were known mainly by their adventures with Jason and the Argonauts while trying to find the Golden Fleece. They however made adventures of themselves along the way. Castor was known as a horseman and Pollux was known for his boxing skills.
Even though they are brothers they aren't however from the same dad. Castor's parents are Tyndarus and Leda whereas Pollux' parents are Zeus and Leda. This means then that Pollux is an immortal and Castor is not. Because of their situation they were said to be born from an egg. One of their adventures include rescuing their sister, Helen, after she was kidnapped by Theseus. There they took Theseus' mom, Aethria, as a consolation for their troubles and hardship.
The next adventure was when they went with Jason and the Argonauts to find the Golden Fleece. While on their journey, they ran into Amycus, the King of Bebryces. He wouldn't let the Argonauts pass unless one of them beat him in boxing. With Pollux' talents, he beat the king easily and let them pass. Their last adventure was when they met Idas and Lynceus.
They were also twin brothers who were former Argonauts. Castor was killed by Idas and Pollux then killed Lynceus. One version of the story goes that Pollux shares his immortality with his brother as a reward. Zeus then put them in the sky as the constellation Gemini.
The other story is that for part of the year, they would live in Olympus with the gods but the other part of the year they would be with Hades, as mortals. Castor and Pollux Jewelry is an example of them in today's modern society.
This company decided to use this as their name because they wanted to use horses as their symbol and knowing that Castor was an expert horseman they made it their name. They then made it two horses to represent the twins.
The next modern company is the Castor & Pollux animal food and care products. They chose the name Castor and Pollux because they wanted Castor to represent a cat and Pollux a dog who came together and created these products through love for each other. This company knew that the twin brothers Castor and Pollux loved each other very much and they wanted to convey that in their products. The last product is the Gemini app for Mac Books. It is an app that allows you to identify duplicate folders in your device.
They used the name Gemini because they are in fact twins or duplicates for that matter. Gemini as you know is also another name for Castor and Pollux so it connects. Overall, Castor and Pollux were twin brothers who were honored with their own constellation, Gemini, for their brotherly love and honor for each other.
The position of Pollux within the constellation of Gemini. Observation data J2000.0 J2000.0 07 h 45 m 18.94987 s +28° 01′ 34.3160″ (V) 1.14 Characteristics K0 III U−B +0.86 B−V +1.00 Suspected (R v) +3.23 km/s (μ) RA: –626.55 / Dec.: –45.80 / (π) 96.54 ± 0.27 33.78 ± 0.09 (10.36 ± 0.03 ) (M V) 000000000♠+1.08 ±0.02 Details 000000000♠1.91 ±0.00♠8.8 ±0.1 43 (log g) 000000000♠2.685 ±0.00♠4666 ±95 Fe/H –0.07 to +0.19 558 days ( v sin i) 2.8 km/s 724. +28°1463, 1826.00, 286, 62509, 37826, 2990, 548, 1945, 12065, 79666.
Database references ARICNS Pollux, also designated Beta Geminorum ( β Geminorum, abbreviated Beta Gem, β Gem), is an orange-hued approximately 34 from the in the northern of. It is the brightest star in the constellation of Gemini and the giant star to the Sun. Since 1943, the of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified.
In 2006, an (designated or β Geminorum b, later named Thestias) was confirmed to be orbiting it. The Sun viewed from the star Pollux (in red circle) in the. Made with Celestia. At an of 1.14, Pollux is the in the constellation, brighter even than its neighbor (Alpha Geminorum). The star is larger than the Sun, with about two times its mass and almost nine times its radius. Once an, Pollux has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and into a with a of K0 III.
The of this star's outer envelope is about 0000 K, which lies in the range that produces the characteristic orange hue of K-type stars. Pollux has a of 2.8 kms −1. The abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium, what astronomers term the star's, is somewhat uncertain, with estimates ranging from 85% to 155% of the Sun's abundance. Evidence for a low level of came from the detection of weak X-ray emission using the orbiting telescope. The X-ray emission from this star is about 10 27 erg s −1, which is roughly the same as the X-ray emission from the Sun.
A magnetic field with a strength below 1 has since been confirmed on the surface of Pollux; one of the weakest fields ever detected on a star. The presence of this field suggests that Pollux was once an with a much stronger magnetic field. The star displays small amplitude variations, but is not. Pollux is 6.69 degrees north of the ecliptic, so on rare occasions viewers in Earth's southern hemisphere see it occulted by the moon. Planetary system Since 1993, scientists have suspected an orbiting Pollux, from measured oscillations. The existence of the planet, was confirmed and announced on June 16, 2006.
Pollux b is calculated to have a mass at least 2.3 times that of. The planet is orbiting Pollux with a period of about 590 days. The Pollux planetary system Companion (in order from star) 999999999♠2.30 ±0.00♠1.64 ±0.00♠589.64 ±0.00♠0.02 ±0.03 — — See also. References.