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Pollux¹

  • /ˈpɒləks/ UK
  • /ˈpɑləks/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).

proper noun

  1. Greek One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.
  2. A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.

pollux²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs), from Greek mythology; also see etymology at castor (“a mineral”).

noun

  1. uncountable A variety of petalite always found with castor.

    Similar: polluxite

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name Dioscuri

PortuguêsPólux
FrançaisPollux
ItalianoPolluce
ΕλληνικάΠολυδεύκης Polydéfkis
РусскийПолиде́вк Polidɛ́vk, Поллу́кс Pollúks

name Star

中文北河三 Běihésān
PortuguêsPólux
FrançaisPollux
ΕλληνικάΠολυδεύκης Polydéfkis
РусскийПоллу́кс Pollúks

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"pollux." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pollux. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pollux. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pollux

Chicago

"pollux." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pollux.

BibTeX
@misc{pollux_2026,
  title = {pollux},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pollux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}