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People

* Julius Pollux, also known as Ioulios Poludeukes (2nd century A.D), a Greek rhetorician *
Pollux (mythology) Castor; grc, Κάστωρ, Kástōr, beaver. and Pollux. (or Polydeukes). are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri.; grc, Διόσκουροι, Dióskouroi, sons of Zeus, links=no, from ''Dîos'' ('Z ...
or Polydeuces, one of the Dioscuri and twin brother of Castor


Astronomy

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Pollux (star) Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation β Geminorum, which is Latinised to Beta Geminorum and abbreviated Beta Gem or β Gem. This is an orange-hued, evolved giant star located at a dis ...
, (β Geminorum) *Pollux, a crater on the Saturnian moon Epimetheus


Games

*Pollux, a character in the erotic anime series '' Words Worth'' * ''Pollux'' (arcade game), an arcade game manufactured by Dooyong in 1991 *
Pollux Gamelabs ''Lost Empire'' is a 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Pollux Gamelabs and released in June 2007. Synopsis The game is set in the year 4620. There are seven major civilizations in space, humankind being one of them. The story i ...
, a Danish game development company. *Pollux Engine, a game engine used in '' Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time''


Ships

*, the name of more than one ship *, the name of more than one United States Navy ship * was known as ''Pollux'' in 1994-1995


Other uses

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Kastor und Pollux Kastor und Pollux, also known as Forum Frankfurt, are two high-rise buildings in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany. The twin towers, which are 22 and 33 floors, respectively, were named after Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri of Greek and ...
, a complex of two towers in Frankfurt am Main, Germany *''Pollux'', a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive of the
South Devon Railway Eagle class The ''Eagle'' class were sixteen broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway (SDR), Cornwall Railway (CR) and associated adjacent railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were ...
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Pollux (mountain) , photo= Castor Pollux.jpg , photo_size= 285 , photo_caption= Pollux (right) and Castor (left), from the Grenzgletscher ( en, Border Glacier) , elevation_m= 4092 , elevation_ref= , prominence_m= 247 , prominence_ref= , parent_peak= Duf ...
, a mountain in the Pennine Alps, in Italy and Switzerland * Pollux Peak, a mountain in Yellowstone National Park, US * Pollux Temple, a summit in the Grand Canyon, US * RTV-N-15 Pollux, an experimental pulsejet-powered research missile of the U.S. Navy {{disambig, geo, ship, surname