Pollux
Meanings
name
- One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.
- A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.
noun
- A variety of petalite always found with castor.
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Etymology
From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).
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