"Dioscuri" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Dioscūrī, from Ancient Greek Διόσκουροι (Dióskouroi, “the youths of Zeus”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Dioscūrī}} Latin Dioscūrī, {{der|en|grc|Διόσκουροι||the youths of Zeus}} Ancient Greek Διόσκουροι (Dióskouroi, “the youths of Zeus”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dioscuri
  1. (Greek mythology) The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together. Tags: Greek, plural Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (the twins): Dioskurerne [plural] (Danish), dioskuurit (Finnish), Dioscures [masculine, plural] (French), Dioskuren [masculine, plural] (German), Διόσκουροι (Dióskouroi) [masculine, plural] (Greek)
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