Sarcophagus with married couple and dioscuri

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In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, the Dioscuri twins Castor and Pollux, also known as Kastor and Polydeuces, were two brothers forged in fate, united by a bond that would last an eternity. Their mother was Leda, but destiny dealt them different hands; Castor, a mortal prince of Sparta, was born to Tyndareus, the king who ruled with a just heart, while Pollux, a divine hero, was sired by Zeus himself, who descended upon Leda in disguise as a majestic swan. Though mythologists may differ on their birth story, it's often said that these twin siblings emerged from an egg alongside their twin sisters or half-sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, the legendary princesses whose names would become etched in history forever.