An 1839 depiction of the mythological figures Castor and Pollux (Polydeukes) on horseback; known as a pair as twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology where they are known together as the Dioscuri and sometimes as The Two Gods, Gemini, Castores , Tyndarids / Tyndaridae or The Horse Twins. Old fashioned sailors considered the pair as patron saints in the form of St Elmo's Fire and they have horsemanship associations as the divine Indo-European horse twins / Divine horse twins

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Size: 5328px × 3518px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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