Castor (star) in their spectra, and all are flare stars. "α Geminorum" (Latinised to "Alpha Geminorum") is the star system's Bayer designation. Castor and Pollux are the two "heavenly twin" stars that give the constellation Gemini (meaning "twins" in Latin) its name. The name "Castor" refers specifically to Castor, one of the twin sons of Zeus and Leda in Greek and Roman mythology. The star was annotated by the Arabic description "Al-Ras al-Taum al-Muqadim", which translates as "the head of the foremost twin." In the catalogue of stars in the "Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket", this star was designated "Aoul al
Leda and the Swan Gwalior, Northern Madhya Pradesh, India. American artist and photographer Carole Harmel created the “Bird” series (1983), a Jean Cocteau-influenced collection of photographs that explored the “Leda and the Swan” myth in tightly cropped, voyeuristic images of a nude female and an undefinable birdlike creature hinting at intimacy. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery currently exhibits Karl Weschke's "Leda and the Swan", painted in 1986. The Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada has, in its permanent collection, a ceramic "Leda and the Swan" by Japanese-born American artist Akio Takamori. There is a sculpture in neon lights depicting Leda and the Swan in Berlin,