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.the mundane;
» Name: Angie
» Age: Twenty
» Journal: thundersocks
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.the myth;
» Pantheon: Greek
» God(dess): Pollux
» Reference: hither
» Family: {mother & father} Leda and Zeus ; {siblings} Castor, Clytemnestra, and Helen
» Played By: Luke Treadaway
» Human Alias: Syd Orkney
» Human Age: Twenty-three
» Ability: He may be a little too good at boxing for his frame. Pollux can last in a fight despite not being built like a boxer, and he always hits hard.
» Occupation: Unemployed for the moment
» History: A son of Zeus by Leda, whom he'd impregnated while in the form of a swan, Pollux (also called Polydeuces) was the counterpart to his twin brother Castor. They were frequently depicted together as a pair, and were given the name of the Dioscouri. Though immortal, he lived with his queen mother, two sisters, and brother like a mortal rather than upon Mt. Olympus.
Pollux had a talent for riding horses as though he'd been born to do it, but his true calling had been for boxing. Though not a terribly violent being, he found solace in the way that it made him feel powerful. Once he had joined the crew of the Argonauts, he participated in a boxing match with King Amycus and won by a landslide, unfortunately taking his life in the process. He would also go on to join in on the Calydonian Boar Hunt and the search for the Golden Fleece, alongside his twin. Their quests with the Argonauts further cemented his status as an excellent hunter and horseman.
And then shit got real when his sister Helen, only thirteen at the time, was taken captive by King Theseus. Not needing much more incentive than "you took my sister", he set out to Athens to retrieve his Helen, but not before exacting his own revenge. Opportunity sprang up when Theseus left to head to the Underworld so his pal Pirithous could stupidly attempt to gain the goddess Persephone's hand in marriage. In that absence, not only was Helen taken back, but Aethra, mother of Theseus, and Pirithous' sister Physadeia. While they spent their time as handmaidens of Helen, the two were eventually returned to Athens after Troy fell.
If Pollux had known that kidnapping the daughters of Leucippus would have led to his brother's death, he would have avoided the event altogether. But he was greedy like his twin, and the two of them sought out the gorgeous Hilaeira and Phoebe, regardless of their prior engagements. Back in Sparta, he married Phoebe and had her bear him a son named Mnesileos. But the show was far from over. The angered betrothed, Idas and Lynceus, drew out Pollux and his brother to a cattle raid, but they failed to secure the cattle after Idas fooled them with a dirty trick, and thus they were left with the need to exact revenge.
During a feast that all four attended, including their sister Helen and the prince Paris, the Dioscouri decided to snatch back the herd that'd been taken from them, subsequently leaving Helen alone with Paris after the other two cousins had left, allowing the prince to snatch their sister and carry her away to Troy. Unaware of what had transpired back in Sparta, Pollux had settled to release the cattle while Castor kept watch. But they were discovered by Lynceus and Idas, and a battle ensued.
Castor took a fatal hit that left him on the brink of death, and infuriated, Pollux took the life of Lynceus for hurting his brother, who he understood would not live long. When Idas prepared to kill Pollux in a surprise move, Zeus struck him with a thunderbolt from Mt. Olympus. Devastated as he held his dying brother in his arms, the immortal half of the Dioscouri begged his father to grant Castor immortality to save him, but was denied. Instead, he was offered the chance to give half of his own immortality to him so that the twins could spend every second day in either Mt. Olympus or Hades. Though they wouldn't be together, at least Castor would be alive. Later, Zeus would place them among the stars as the constellation Gemini.
[ NOTE: No mention is made of their presence during the Trojan War a la Iliad, as Homer depicted them as being dead by the beginning of the book. ]
» Reincarnations: He's been reincarnated four times as:
* An Athenian whose father was a famed artist. He lived out his life until old age with his brother.
* A Frenchman during the French Revolution if 1846, whose life had barely even begun when his mother was killed while still carrying him.
* An American who, with his twin, was recruited into the army in 1914 to participate in the first World War. Two years into the war, Castor lost his life to a bullet, and so Pollux took his own life in return, feeling he couldn't go on without him.
* An Englishman born in Birmingham, accompanied once again by his twin, this time going by the name of Syd Orkney, an unfortunate tribute to Pink Floyd. His childhood was a painful time for his parents, who could rarely keep a leash on him and his brother, but he settled down some once he was expected to do better in school -- though this didn't mean he couldn't still be a troublemaker.
School really wasn't his thing, however, and after getting kicked out out, he decided there were better things for him to do than give a shit about education. He wanted to see the world, to go places he otherwise wouldn't be able to. The decision to hop the Atlantic to New York City was an easy one, one that didn't sit entirely well with his parents at first, but it didn't come as too much of a surprise, at least.
» Personality: Pollux talks too much. This is obvious. He probably talks enough for both him and his brother, and "shut up Syd" is quite a common phrase to be heard around him. He is mouthy, says what he feels needs to be said, and probably talks enough for him and his brother combined. The boy's rather lively, but not overly or annoyingly so (in his opinion; he thinks he's perfectly tolerable), and outgoing to a certain extent. He much prefers the outdoors to indoors, and will often make it known when he's been inside for too long.
Like his name implies, he has a sweet disposition around those he adores. Thoughtful and caring, Pollux much prefers when people are treated the way he feels they deserve. To everyone else, he can be considered nice, even pleasant. Those who do not deserve his kindness, however, will face his short fuse. It's not very often that sweet Pollux will smack a bitch, but he will smack a bitch if needs be, particularly if his family is involved. Those who take him for granted because of how he looks or talks may not realize how powerful he actually is. As the saying goes, don't judge a book by its cover.
When it comes his family or those he considers good friends, he can be slightly overprotective. Mess with his brother or sisters, and you will face the consequences, even if they started it first. He's not fond of those who lay a hand on family, whether to harm or otherwise. Though he doesn't enjoy being the overbearing sibling, he would do anything to protect those he loves. He may be defensive, but it's because only because if he could split his heart into three pieces, he'd give them away to his sisters and Castor. His brother is especially dear to him, as he often has recollections of his last reincarnation, and they are not always nice memories.
His ego and need for constant adventure are actually somewhat problematic. Not always thinking a situation and its consequences though, he can sometimes get in quite a bit of trouble because of overestimating a situation or person. It's his ego that propels him to do certain naughty things, like a voice inside that tell him if he wants something, he can take it. Of course, Pollux is far from stupid. If something is completely out of the question, he will take a step back. But he lusts for adventure and danger, maybe more than a boy his age should, because he will always need to find new ways to satisfy his boredom and taste for dangerous tasks.
Pollux has never been one to know what he wants for the future. Everything is about the present for him, and so he has few to no aspirations about where he'd like to be five, ten years from now. He doesn't have dreams, or many wishes -- if he wants something, he'll do whatever it takes to attain it if it doesn't take forever and a day. Perhaps he's not dreaming of his future, but he is ambitious. Give him a complicated task, and he'll want to do it, especially if he gets something out of it. Honest and chivalrous, he is a fiercely determined young man who lives in the now, and that is something he is perfectly okay with.