Castor and Pollux Castor and Pollux Castor and Pollux (or in Greek, Polydeuces) were twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri. Their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. Though accounts of their birth are varied, they are sometimes said to have been born from an egg, along with their twin sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. In Latin the twins are also known as the Gemini (literally "twins")
USS Pollux (AKS-2) to a ledge and the remaining personnel were conveyed ashore. "Truxtun" broke up almost immediately after grounding and soon thereafter "Pollux" did likewise. The survivors owed their rescue in large measure to the tireless, efficient and in many cases heroic action of the people of Lawn and St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. "Pollux" was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 25 March 1942. The total loss of life between both the USS "Pollux" and the USS "Truxtun" was 203 victims. USS Pollux (AKS-2) The second USS "Pollux" (AKS-2) was a "Castor"-class general stores issue ship. "Pollux" was laid down by the