Pollux may refer to:

People

Julius Pollux Julius Pollux ( el, Ἰούλιος Πολυδεύκης, ''Ioulios Polydeukes''; fl. 2nd century) was a Greek scholar and rhetorician from Naucratis, Ancient Egypt.Andrew Dalby, ''Food in the Ancient World: From A to Z'', p.265, Routledge, 2003 E ...

, 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

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 di ...

, (β Geminorum) *Pollux, a crater on the Saturnian moon

Epimetheus In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (; grc-gre, Ἐπιμηθεύς, , afterthought) was the brother of Prometheus (traditionally interpreted as "foresight", literally "fore-thinker"), a pair of Titans who "acted as representatives of mankind". They ...

Games

*Pollux, a character in the erotic anime series ''

Words Worth is a Japanese adult role-playing video game originally released for NEC PC-98 computer systems, and remade for Microsoft Windows. The game's story is linear, with only one story decision near the end, leading to one of five different endin ...

'' * ''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

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 ...

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 Pollux Peak is an mountain summit located in Yellowstone National Park, in Park County, Wyoming, United States. Description The peak is situated in the northeast quadrant of Yellowstone National Park and is the fourth-highest peak within the ...

, a mountain in Yellowstone National Park, US *

Pollux Temple Pollux Temple is a summit in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated ten miles northwest of Grand Canyon Village, and less than one mile northeast of Jicarilla Point. Castor Temple is one mile northwest, an ...

, 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