- Castor and Pollux were the twin sons of Leda, although who their father, or fathers, was is a matter of debate. Some say they are both the sons of Tyndareus, King of Sparta, others that they are both sons of the god Zeus. Still others maintain that Castor was the son of Tyndareus and Pollux was the son of Zeus.
- Some accounts say they were born from an egg, as a result of Leda being seduced by Zeus in the form of a Swan.
- Another name for them is the Discouri, which means Youths of Zeus.
- They were both skilled horsemen and hunters. Pollux, in addition, was a skilled boxer.
- They are described as being well-built with blond hair and large eyes. They're usually pictured riding Horses, wearing skull caps and carrying spears, sometimes with the shell of the egg they were born from around them.
- They are also associated with sailors and the sea, having travelled with Jason and the Argonauts. St Elmo's fire was said to be the twins coming to rescue sailors in danger.
- Some of the quests they took part in were helping Jason retrieve the golden fleece, hunting the Calydonian boar and rescuing their sister Helen when she was abducted by Theseus.
- They stole their cousins' girlfriends. Phoebe and Hilaeria, also known as the Leucippedes, were consorts of Their cousins Lynceus and Idas when Castor and Pollux fell in love with them. The twins abducted the women, starting a family feud which ended with Castor being mortally wounded and Pollux killing Lynceus.
- The immortal Pollux asks Zeus for immortality for his brother Castor. Zeus grants them a form of immortality by transforming them into the constellation of Gemini.
- Even after the rise of Christianity, the Discouri were still venerated by many. The church rejected any idea that they were immortal, and tried to replace them with pairs of saints with similar attributes. Some scholars believe that James and John were modelled on them, and that their nickname, "Sons of Thunder" was a reference to them being sons of Zeus.
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A Tale of Two Sisters
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A Tale of Two Sisters
During a battle with supervillains, a horrific accident leaves the Warner family with no option but to believe their youngest daughter, Jessica, is dead. It doesn't occur to them that the bad guys could, or would, save her.
Jessica wakes up with no memory of who she is or how she came to be on a space station with two bionic legs, a bionic arm and a bionic eye. She is told her family abandoned her and is sent back to Earth with a mission - to kill them. While Jessica wants to kill her family, along with the twin boys who once rejected her, she knows what the Alliance of Supervillains are asking her to do is a suicide mission. She decides to get her revenge in her own way.
As Jessica puts the first part of her revenge plan in motion, she finds herself with an agonising decision to make. Before she can decide, the Alliance come for her, determined to make her do their bidding. This time, it's the Alliance who leave her, crippled and at the mercy of the Warner family, who have no idea who the Alliance's Black Rose really is.
Jessica finds herself having to re-think her decisions in light of what she now learns about her family, the Alliance, the twins, and herself. It would appear the Alliance have left her with an unwanted and permanent reminder of her time with them. Or have they?
Jessica's older sister, Jill, knows her destiny is to be a doctor and specialise in bionics and genetic variant medicine. She is also hopelessly in love with Christopher, Crown Prince of Galorvia. Can their romance survive the lies Christopher told her when they were both at school, an unplanned pregnancy and Sophie, the wannabe princess who comes between them?
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