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.
Recovery of funds from the Madoff investment scandal the salary of the captain of a boat owned by Frank DiPascali. as well as his personal boat captain, his maid and his house-sitter in Florida. Madoff had estimated the value of his Manhattan business as $700 million which included both the investment management unit and the market-making operation. At an April 27, 2009, Castor Pollux Securities LLC ("Castor Pollux") won the bidding for the acquisition of the assets related to the market making business of BLMIS. Castor Pollux will pay $1,000,000 at closing and up to $24.5 million in deferred compensation through December 2013. Three bidders competed in the