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"Pollux" (as well as it's twin design "Castor" was made from a gorgeous and oh so beautiful knit fabric with silver threaded pattern. My favorite piece from the new collection and Gigi's too -I had to make an extra for her own closet ; ).
It looks very lovely on the little ladies as well, such as Barbie and Poppy.
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Dear flickr friends,
this has been an amazing year so far (and it went by so fast, too ; )) – thank you very much for your lovely comments and support! You are true levitationistas!
My latest collection will be the last collection for year 2018. It’s not as big as my other collections when it comes to the numbers of pieces, but it’s BIG in shimmer and glitter and sparkle *lol*.
Perfect for the festive season to come, my collection “The Stars” brings you gorgeous fabrics and lovely designs.
May you all have a wonderful Christmas time and enjoy the magical moments it offers : )!
Castor and Pollux are two adjoining mountains in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and Italy's Aosta Valley. Castor (to the left) rises to 13,855 ft. (4223 meters). Pollux rises to 13,425 ft. (4092 meters).
This photo is from the Swiss Gornergrat, itself at 10,269 feet and the highest outdoor railway station in Europe.
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Late Roman bronze statue, one of two probably depicting the Dioscuri/Dioskouroi (Castor and Pollux/Polydeuces), from Kyparissia
Pylos, Archaeological Museum, Greece
Castor and Pollux were the twin sons of Lēda. They are known collectively in Greek as the Dioscuri.
In the myth the twins shared the same mother but had different fathers which meant that Pollux was immortal and Castor was mortal. When Castor died, Pollux asked Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together and they were transformed into the Gemini constellation.
The Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum was completed in 484 BC. Very little of it remains. Castor and Pollux were the twin sons of Zeus and Leda who aided the Romans in battle.
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Comprei essa misturinha com a lindona da Kelly, recebi e já foi furando a fila mesmo. Adoro holográficos azuis e não resisti, esse é lindo, tem a holografia dos OMG, um encanto.
Só não sei porque deu bolinhas, nem tava calor, aliás só consegui tirar fotos com flash porque o sol nem deu as caras por aqui. Foram duas camadinhas básicas, super tranquilo de passar e limpar. Adorei.
Temple of Castor and Pollux c. 1860
maker unknown
brecciated giallo antico, nero antico
30 x 14 x 5.5 in
The Temple of Castor and Pollux was built in 484 BC. There were originally 8 columns on its short side and 11 on the long side. It stood 50 feet tall with a 12 foot entablature. After a fire it was rebuilt by Tiberias; The remains visible today are from the temple of Tiberius, except the podium, which is from the time of Metellus. It fell into ruin by the 4th century, and by the 15th century, only the three columns remained.
The stone for these models was quarried in Western Tunisia at the height of the Roman Empire. After Rome's fall it was part of the city's rubble and was gathered up by an opportunistic stonecarver.
All Roads Lead to Rome
17th–19th Century Architectural Souvenirs from the Collection of Piraneseum
www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/all-roads-lead-rome
San Francisco International Airport, 2017
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Dioskouros (Kastor or Pollux)
Roman, A.D. 1 - 200
Marble
The Dioskouroi were twin sons of the mortal woman Leda, but Pollux's father was the god Zeus, while Kastor had a human father. They became great horsemen and hunters and were among the heroes, known as the Argonauts, who sailed with Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece. The twins were also invoked in Greek and Roman cult worship as savior-gods who would come to the aid of soldiers and sailors. This statuette depicts one of the brothers standing in his typical heroic pose, wearing only a cloak over his shoulders ad a pilos (soft conical hat). He once held an upright spear, and his horse is indicated by the head at his feet. The other twin would have been standing next to him in mirror image.
Lent by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Gift of Wright S. Ludington
"Pollux" (as well as it's twin design "Castor" was made from a gorgeous and oh so beautiful knit fabric with silver threaded pattern. My favorite piece from the new collection and Gigi's too -I had to make an extra for her own closet ; ).
It looks very lovely on the little ladies as well, such as Barbie and Poppy.
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Dear flickr friends,
this has been an amazing year so far (and it went by so fast, too ; )) – thank you very much for your lovely comments and support! You are true levitationistas!
My latest collection will be the last collection for year 2018. It’s not as big as my other collections when it comes to the numbers of pieces, but it’s BIG in shimmer and glitter and sparkle *lol*.
Perfect for the festive season to come, my collection “The Stars” brings you gorgeous fabrics and lovely designs.
May you all have a wonderful Christmas time and enjoy the magical moments it offers : )!
Scan of an analog photo taken in May 1996
Der Tempel der Dioskuren Kastor und Pollux, von dem nur noch drei Säulen stehen, wurde 484 v. Chr. vom Diktator Aulus Postumus als Dank an die Stadtpatrone gestiftet, da sie persönlich an der Seite der Römer gekämpft und die Siegesmeldung nach Rom getragen hätten.
Im Hintergrund sind die Reste der Basilica Iulia zu sehen, die unter Julius Cäsar erbaut wurde.
Dioskouros (Kastor or Pollux)
Roman, A.D. 1 - 200
Marble
The Dioskouroi were twin sons of the mortal woman Leda, but Pollux's father was the god Zeus, while Kastor had a human father. They became great horsemen and hunters and were among the heroes, known as the Argonauts, who sailed with Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece. The twins were also invoked in Greek and Roman cult worship as savior-gods who would come to the aid of soldiers and sailors. This statuette depicts one of the brothers standing in his typical heroic pose, wearing only a cloak over his shoulders ad a pilos (soft conical hat). He once held an upright spear, and his horse is indicated by the head at his feet. The other twin would have been standing next to him in mirror image.
Lent by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Gift of Wright S. Ludington
City night Line Train 418 Pollux Innsbruck to Amsterdam, stopped at Düisberg.
On my way up from Zurich in place of going home to Amsterdam I was heading to Maastricht for the weekend so I changed train for the Eurobahn service. While doing this two other City Night Line Trains came in, one of them 418 Pollux.
Innsbruck Hbf 19:54, Wörgl, Kufstein, München Hbf 22:09-22:50, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, (Mannheim Hbf 02:31-02:56), Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, Koblenz, Bonn, Köln, Düsseldorf, Düisberg, Emmerich, Arnhem, Utrecht C, Amsterdam C 08:56.
You can check the train configuration here: www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=DB&cislo=418/131...
By the way, Düisberg used to be a steel town but now the steel works have been demolished. Unfortunately someone looks to have forgotten to tell the demolition contractors to stop when they got to the station !
The temple of Castor and Pollux (Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri) is an ancient edifice in the Roman Forum, Rome, central Italy. It was originally built in gratitude for victory at the battle of Lake Regillus (495 BC). Castor and Pollux (Greek Polydeuces) were the Dioscuri, the "twins" of Gemini, the twin sons of Zeus (Jupiter) and Leda. Their cult came to Rome from Greece via Magna Graecia and the Greek culture of Southern Italy.
The last king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, and his allies, the Latins, waged war on the infant Roman Republic. Before the battle, the Roman dictator Aulus Postumius Albinus vowed to build a temple to the Dioscuri if Rome were victorious.
According to legend Castor and Pollux appeared on the battlefield as two able horsemen in aid of the Romans. And, after the battle had been won they again appeared on the Forum in Rome watering their horses at the Spring of Juturna thereby announcing the victory. The temple stands on the supposed spot of their appearance. Postumius’s son finished the temple in 484 BC.
In Republican times the temple served as a meeting place for the Roman Senate, and from the middle of the 2nd century BC the front of the podium served as a speaker's platform. During the imperial period the temple housed the office for weights and measures, and was a depository for the State treasury.
The archaic temple was completely reconstructed and enlarged in 117 BC by Lucius Cecilius Metellus Dalmaticus after his victory over the Dalmatians. Gaius Verres again restored this second temple in 73 BC.
In 14 BC a fire that ravaged major parts of the forum destroyed the temple, and Tiberius, the son of Augustus by a previous marriage of Livia and the eventual heir to the throne, rebuilt it. Tiberius' temple was dedicated in 6 AD. The remains visible today are from the temple of Tiberius, except the podium, which is from the time of Metellus.
According to Edward Gibbon, the temple of Castor served as a secret meeting place for the Roman Senate. He said the senate was roused to rebellion against Emperor Maximian and in favor of future emperor Gordian I at the Temple of Castor in 237 AD.
The temple was still standing intact in the 4th century, but nothing is known of its subsequent history, except that in the 15th century, only three columns of its original structure were still standing. The street running by the building was called via Trium Columnarum.
In 1760, the Conservatori, finding the columns in a state of imminent collapse, erected scaffolding for effecting repairs. Both Piranesi and the young English architect George Dance were able to climb up and make accurate measurements; Dance had "a Model cast from the finest Example of the Corinthian order perhaps in the whole World", as he reported to his father.[1]
Today the podium survives without the facing, as do the three columns and a piece of the entablature, one of the most famous features in the Forum.
Dioskouros (Kastor or Pollux)
Roman, A.D. 1 - 200
Marble
The Dioskouroi were twin sons of the mortal woman Leda, but Pollux's father was the god Zeus, while Kastor had a human father. They became great horsemen and hunters and were among the heroes, known as the Argonauts, who sailed with Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece. The twins were also invoked in Greek and Roman cult worship as savior-gods who would come to the aid of soldiers and sailors. This statuette depicts one of the brothers standing in his typical heroic pose, wearing only a cloak over his shoulders ad a pilos (soft conical hat). He once held an upright spear, and his horse is indicated by the head at his feet. The other twin would have been standing next to him in mirror image.
Lent by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Gift of Wright S. Ludington
The Pollux. This steel hulled barque of 1940 was a stationary school ship and sometime bar/restaurant. Her flat bottom means she is unable to set sail but the pillowy billowy bosoms of her figurehead more than make up for this deficiency. One can only imagine the effect they had on the wee timorous fourteen year olds bought to this school ship to hone their skills has horny handed mariners before being sent to ply their trade on the seven seas.
These three columns- one of the most famous features in the Roman Forum- and a piece of the entablature, are today, along with the podium not seen in the photo, the only surviving elements of the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the twin sons of Jupiter and Leda which cult had come to Rome from the area of Southern Italy colonized by Greek settlers known as Magna Graecia.
The temple was originally built in gratitude for the victory of the Roman army, under the command of the dictator Aulus Postumius Albinus, over the Latin League led by the expelled Etruscan former king of Rome Tarquinus Superbus, at the battle of Lake Regillus (495 BC). According with the legend, Castor and Pollux appeared on the battlefield as two able horsemen in aid of the Romans. And, after the battle had been won, they again appeared on the Forum in Rome watering their horses at the Spring of Juturna, thereby announcing the victory.
The temple stands on the supposed spot of their appearance and was finished by Postumius’s son in 484 BC.
In Republican times the temple was a meeting place for the Roman Senate and, from the middle of the 2nd century BC, the front of the podium served as a speaker's platform, being used to this purpose- among many others- by Julius Caesar who pleaded from this very place his agrarian reform in 59 BC.
During the imperial period the temple housed the office for weights and measures, and was a depository for the State treasury.
The archaic temple was completely reconstructed and enlarged in 117 BC by Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus after his victory over the Dalmatians. Gaius Verres again restored it in 73 BC.
In 14 BC a fire ravaged most of the Forum and destroyed the temple. It was Tiberius, the son of Augustus by a previous marriage of Livia and the eventual heir to the imperial throne, who rebuilt it in 6 AD.
The remains visible today are from the temple of Tiberius, except the podium, which is from the time of Metellus.
The temple was still standing intact in the 4th century, but nothing is known of its subsequent history, except that in the 15th century, only three columns of its original structure were still standing. The street running by the building was called in fact via Trium Columnarum.
I was commissioned to take some portraits of these little guys. The dog on the left is dying and the owners wanted to get some photographs to remember him by. It was a bittersweet experience.
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"Depicted in high relief, the twins Castor and Pollux, known as the Dioscuri ("sons of Zeus"), abducted and later married the daughters of King Leucippus. Here, the brothers seize the maidens amid a scene of confusion. On the ends, the Dioscuri carry off the women in their chariots. The Romans believed that the abduction of these mortal women by the twins represented the transition of the deceased from the human realm to that of the divine immortals. The violence of the front scene is echoed by the figures on the lid, where Victories sacrifice bulls on either side of a vase-like cult object. Large satyr heads flank the scene, as they do on several of the other sarcophagi displayed here." - Walters Art Museum
Photographed at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.
Cástor y Póllux son dos de las más brillantes estrellas del hemisferio norte, aparentemente están unidas en el cielo y con ellas se imaginan las cabezas del diseño del gemelos celestes.
Cuenta el mito griego que Zeus se enamoró de Leda y para poseerla se metamorfoseó en Cisne. Ésta dio a luz dos huevos de los que nacieron, por un lado, Polux y Helena, tenidos por hijos de Zeus, y, por otro, Cástor y Clitemnestra, considerados como hijos de Tindaréo, esposo de Leda. A pesar de su diferencia de origen, Cástor y Pólux, denominados con un apelativo común, de los Dioscuros, que significa retoños de Zeus, vivieron en todo tiempo estrechamente relacionados el uno al otro.
Eran guerreros de profesión, lucharon contra Atenas para recobrar a su hermana Helena. Participaron en la expedición de los Argonautas, en la que durante una tempestad, mientras que Orfeo dirigía a los dioses sus súplicas, descendieron del cielo dos llamas y fueron a posarse sobre las de los Dioscuros. Tal es el origen de los fuegos de San Telmo, que aún en nuestros días anuncian el fin de una tempestad.
En una batalla Cástor murió y Póllux rogó a su padre para que permitiera vivir a su hermano ocupando él su puesto. Su popularidad fue tan grande que fueron admitidos como símbolos de la vida y de la muerte.
Cástor es una estrella sextuple formada por dos binarias, un par de ellas muy luminosas de color blanco verdosas de tipo AB, de las muy calientes. Es difícil establecer una naturaleza más adecuada que la que ofrece Ptolomeo, que la asocia con Mercurio, por ser una estrella de varias gamas.
Polux es la beta, o la cabeza del segundo gemelo. Esta otra es una estrella solitaria de color anaranjado, del tipo K0, con una clara naturaleza o influencia semejante a la que conocemos del planeta Marte, de acuerdo con Ptolomeo.