Sarcophagus with married couple and dioscuri
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Sarcophagus with married couple and dioscuri
Published 2017-03-17T13:42:21+00:00
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In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux, or Kastor and Polydeuces, were twin brothers, together known as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. Though accounts of their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg, along with their twin sisters or half-sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.
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Date published | 17/03/2017 |
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Title | Sarcophagus with married couple and dioscuri |
Date | 240 - 260 A.D. |
Dimension | ca. life size |
Accession | Jic-0998 |
Period | Imperial Roman |
Medium | Marble |
Record | http://findit.library.yale.edu/catalog/digcoll:2320748 |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Palazzo Massimo alle Terme |
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