Διόσκοροι
Δῐός-κοροι (the Att. form,
Phryn. 212 ), Ion. and later
Διός-κουροι,
οἱ,
A). the sons of Zeus, i. e.
the twins of Leda, Castor and Polydeuces,
h.Hom. 33.1 , etc.: dual
Διοσκόρω, τώ, Ar. Pax 285 ,
Ec. 1069 ,
E. Or. 465 ,
Amphis 9 ,
Men. 846 ,
Them. Or. 21.253d : sg. dub. in
Hippon. 120 , cf. Varro
LL 5.66 :
Διόσκοροι is required by metre in
E. Hel. 1643 ,
El. 1239 :
-κούρων Pl. Euthd. 293a ;
-κόρων Id. Lg. 796b , cod. Laur. in
Th. 3.75 : both forms in codd. of
Hdt. 2.43 ,
6.127 .
ShortDef
the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux; their constellation the Twins
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Headword (normalized):
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Headword (normalized/stripped):
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URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">Δῐός-κοροι</span> (the Att. form, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phryn.</span> 212 </span>), Ion. and later <span class="orth greek">Διός-κουροι</span>, <span class="gen greek">οἱ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the sons of Zeus,</span> i. e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the twins of Leda,</span> Castor and Polydeuces, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg033.perseus-grc1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg033.perseus-grc1:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Hom.</span> 33.1 </a>, etc.: dual <span class="foreign greek">Διοσκόρω, τώ,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:285" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:285/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 285 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1069" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1069/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 1069 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:465" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:465/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 465 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0404.tlg001:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0404.tlg001:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Amphis</span> 9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:846" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:846/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 846 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2001.tlg021:253d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2001.tlg021:253d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Them.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 21.253d </a>: sg. dub. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0233.tlg001:120" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0233.tlg001:120/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hippon.</span> 120 </a>, cf. Varro <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">LL</span> 5.66 </span>: <span class="foreign greek">Διόσκοροι</span> is required by metre in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1643" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1643/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 1643 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:1239" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:1239/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1239 </a>: <span class="quote greek">-κούρων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg021:293a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg021:293a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Euthd.</span> 293a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">-κόρων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:796b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:796b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 796b </a> , cod. Laur. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.75/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.75 </a>: both forms in codd. of <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.43 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:127" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.127/canonical-url/"> 6.127 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> constellation named from them <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the Twins,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0222.tlg001:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0222.tlg001:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eratosth.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cat.</span> 10 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">παρωτίδες</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 19.440 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:410:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:410.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 410.17 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}