Dioscuri

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Dioscuri

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From Latin Dioscūrī, from Ancient Greek Διόσκουροι (Dióskouroi, “the youths of Zeus”).

proper noun the Dioscuri

Greek, plural, plural only The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together. Or, alas, might not one rather attribute it to Diana in the shape of Hunger? To some twin Dioscuri, Oppression and Revenge; so often seen in the battles of men?
Similar: Gemini, Heavenly Twins

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name the twins

Français	Dioscures
Deutsch	Dioskuren
Ελληνικά	Διόσκουροι Dióskouroi

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@misc{dioscuri_2026,
  title = {Dioscuri},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dioscuri},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}