Polydeukes
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Polydeukes is a hero from Greek mythology, one of the Dioscuri twins (with his brother Castor), renowned as a skilled boxer and protector of sailors.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dioscurus
ⓘ
demigod ⓘ hero in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pollux (Latinized form)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polydeuces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Argonautica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homeric tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Pindar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Castor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
horsemanship ⓘ sailors ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Castor as mortal twin ⓘ |
| cultType | hero cult ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| defeated | Amycus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasBrother | Castor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain | protection of sailors ⓘ |
| hasEpithet |
Dioscurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
son of Zeus ⓘ |
| hasFather | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Leda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParentageType | divine ⓘ |
| hasRomanEquivalent | Pollux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
boxing
ⓘ
combat ⓘ |
| honoredAs | patron of athletes ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Dioscuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTwinOf | Castor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating the boxer Amycus
ⓘ
protecting ships in storms ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Argonauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | age of heroes ⓘ |
| participatedIn | voyage of the Argo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
boxers
ⓘ
sailors ⓘ travellers by sea ⓘ |
| residence | Sparta (in mythic tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesConstellation | Castor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCultWith | Castor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | star of the constellation Gemini ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saviour of those at sea ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.