Leda and the Swan (Peter Paul Rubens) either Zeus or Tyndareus, each man is said to be the father of all four children. Castor and Pollux were called the Dioscuri meaning “Zeus’s sons,” even though Castor was mortal because he was the son of Tyndareus and Pollux was immortal because he was the son of Zeus. According to Hermes in Lucians’ "The Dialogues of the Dead", Leda and her daughter (Helen of Troy) are the only women worthy of the title “beauties of old.” Rubens’s depictions of Leda clearly embody the phrase. With Leda’s curvy figure, alabaster skin, and golden hair, she is a sight to behold.
USS Pollux (AKS-2) USS Pollux (AKS-2) The second USS "Pollux" (AKS-2) was a "Castor"-class general stores issue ship. "Pollux" was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Hoboken, N.J. as SS "Comment" on 26 May 1939; launched on 16 December 1939, acquired by the Navy on 16 January 1941; converted to a general stores ship by the Brewers Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Hoboken, N.J., and commissioned on 6 May 1941, Comdr. Hugh W. Turney in command. "Pollux" was ready for sea on 24 May 1941, and served with the Atlantic Fleet on regular provisioning cruises. On 18 February 1942