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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37527" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37527" /> == | ||
<p> (Διόσκουροι . i.e., Jove's boys, "Castor and Pollux," Acts 28:11), the twin sons of [[Jupiter]] by Leda (Homer, ''Hymn,'' 17; Hygin. ''Fab'' . 77; according to Homer, ''Odyss'' . 11:297, the sons of Leda and Tyndareus). They were chiefly invoked by the Greek and Roman sailors as tutelary deities of mariners, and also worshipped by propitiatory offerings (Theocritus, Id. 22:17; Catull. lxviii. 65; Lucian, Deor. dial. 26:2). In the heavens they were twin stars, regarded as auspicious (comp. | <p> ( '''''Διόσκουροι''''' . i.e., Jove's boys, "Castor and Pollux," Acts 28:11), the twin sons of [[Jupiter]] by Leda (Homer, ''Hymn,'' 17; Hygin. ''Fab'' . 77; according to Homer, ''Odyss'' . 11:297, the sons of Leda and Tyndareus). They were chiefly invoked by the Greek and Roman sailors as tutelary deities of mariners, and also worshipped by propitiatory offerings (Theocritus, Id. 22:17; Catull. lxviii. 65; Lucian, Deor. dial. 26:2). In the heavens they were twin stars, regarded as auspicious (comp. '''''Σωτῆρες''''' , Homer, [[Hymn]] , 33:6; Elian, ''Var. Inst'' . 1:30; "lucidum sidus," Diodor. Sic. 4:43; Ovid, Fasti, 5:720). They were sometimes thought to appear in a delivering flame at the masthead during storms (Plutarch, Placit. Philos. 2:18). Their image formed the "figure-head" of the Alexandrian vessel (giving name to it) in which Paul sailed from [[Melita]] to Rome ( Acts 18:11). Compare (See [[Ship]]). See Scheffer, ''De Nilit. Navali Vett'' . page 372 sq.; Ensched, De tutelis et insignib. ''Nav'' . (L. B. 1771); Hasmeus, De navib. ''Alexand. Apostolum In Ital. Deferentibus'' (Brem. 1716); Kunz, ''De Vexillo Navis Alex'' . (Jen. 1734). Comp. (See Castor (And Pollux).) </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2845" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2845" /> == | ||
<p> '''''dı̄''''' -'''''os´kū''''' -'''''rı̄''''' ( Διόσκουροι , <i> '''''Dióscouroi''''' </i> ; in Acts 28:11 , the King James Version Castor and Pollux , the Revised Version (British and American) The Twin Brothers; in margin, "Dioscuri"): The sign of the ship on which Paul sailed from Melita to [[Syracuse]] and Rhegium. The Dioscuri (i.e. sons of Zeus), Castor and Pollux, are the two chief stars in the constellation of the Twins. Some 4,000 years bc they served as pointers to mark the beginning of the new year by setting together with the first new moon of springtime. The constellation of the Twins was supposed to be especially favorable to sailors, hence, ships were often placed under the protection of the twin gods. </p> | <p> ''''' dı̄ ''''' - ''''' os´kū ''''' - ''''' rı̄ ''''' ( Διόσκουροι , <i> ''''' Dióscouroi ''''' </i> ; in Acts 28:11 , the King James Version Castor and Pollux , the Revised Version (British and American) The Twin Brothers; in margin, "Dioscuri"): The sign of the ship on which Paul sailed from Melita to [[Syracuse]] and Rhegium. The Dioscuri (i.e. sons of Zeus), Castor and Pollux, are the two chief stars in the constellation of the Twins. Some 4,000 years bc they served as pointers to mark the beginning of the new year by setting together with the first new moon of springtime. The constellation of the Twins was supposed to be especially favorable to sailors, hence, ships were often placed under the protection of the twin gods. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72067" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72067" /> == | ||
