Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Dioscuri

Castor and Pollux. (Greek, Dios kouros, young men of Zeus; dios is gen. of Zeus.)

The horses of the Dioscuri.
Cyllaros and Harpagos. (See Horse.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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