Summary: Zodiac Constellation

If there is one great constellation, it is the constellation of Gemini. As a Zodiac Constellation, it is only visible during parts of the year. It's two brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, give it the name of the Twins. Anyone born in the end of May until late June is said to have two faces: one of Pollux's and one of Castor's.

In the myth, Castor and Pollux are the sons of Leda, and therefore the brothers of Helen of Troy. They are twins but of different fathers. Pollux was the son of Zeus, and Castor was the son of Leda's husband. Both of the brothers voyaged on the ship Argos in search of the Golden Fleece before fighting in the Trojan war to bring Helen home to her true husband. When Castor died, Pollux was distraught and begged Poseidon

to allow them to share Pollux's immortality. Poseidon agreed, having considered both brother's accomplishments. They are together in the night sky, where one may see them now.

In my own creation myth, Castor and Pollux were twin wizards, the former good and the latter evil. They were two sides of the same coin, but they grew farther apart as they got older. Castor became the hero of his society, whilst Pollux was hated and shamed. When they'd both reached adulthood, Pollux killed his brother in jealousy and greed. Upon coming to his senses and realizing what he had done, he went mad. He casted a spell that immortalized the twins in the stars so that everyone would know balance: that evil could not exist without good. When he saw that his creation had succeeded, he ceased to exist and balance was created.