Summary: Zodiac Constellation

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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

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