The deeper I delve, the more mind-boggling it becomes. Dali apparently has a number of connections to the Dioskouroi. He painted the scene of Leda and the Swan, with the painting titled Leda Atomica. The model used in this painting was his wife Gala. Later he began equating himself with Pollux, his dead brother with Castor, and his wife Gala ( Read more... )

In an effort to generate more interest in the Dioskouroi devotional, I've copied a portion of Jennifer Larson's "Greek Heroine Cults" with respect to the Leukippides, the wives of the Dioskouroi (pages 64-69 of the book). This is a long entry but has a lot of information in it. Besides the Leukippides and the Dioskouroi, there are discussions and ( Read more... )