Pollux

See also: pollux

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Pollūx, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).

Proper noun

Pollux

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

Translations

Dioscuri

• French: Pollux (fr) m
• Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis)
• Irish: Pollacs m
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• Italian: Polluce m
• Portuguese: Pólux m
• Russian: Полиде́вк m (Polidɛ́vk), Поллу́кс m (Pollúks)

Star

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 北河三 (bak¹ ho⁴ saam¹)

  Mandarin: 北河三 (zh) (Běihésān)

• French: Pollux (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: Πολυδεύκης (el) m (Polydéfkis)
• Irish: Pollacs m, Pollux m
• Maori: Whakaahu kerekere
• Portuguese: Pólux

See also

• Castor

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French

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pollux ?

1. (Greek mythology) Pollux
2. (astronomy) Pollux