Castor

Castor, Castor, son of Leda and Tyndarus

Castor , oris, m.: a Trojan warrior, 10.124.

Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Κάστωρ.

The son of the Spartan king Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Helena and Pollux, with whom, as twin star (Gemini; hence even Castores, Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 121; 35, 4, 10, § 27; 7, 22, 22, § 86; and: alter Castor, Stat. S. 4, 6, 16), he served as a guide to mariners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 58; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 18, 45; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5; id. Epod. 17, 42; 17, 43; id. C. 4, 5, 35: gaudet equis, id. S. 2, 1, 26; cf. id. C. 1, 12, 25, and Ov. M. 12, 401: ad Castoris (sc. aedem), on the forum, Cic. Mil. 33, 91; where pecuniary affairs were transacted, id. Quint. 4, 17; cf. Juv. 14, 260.—
II Derivv.
- A In oaths: ecastor and mecastor [the old interj. e or the pron. acc. me, prefixed; cf.: equidem, edepol; mehercle, medius fiduis, etc., v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 856 sq.], by Castor, an oath in very frequent use, especially by women, though not exclusively by them, as asserted by Gell. 11, 6, 1, and Charis. p. 183 P.; cf. Plaut. As. 5, 2, 46 (896); 5, 2, 80 (930); id. Cas. 5, 4, 13 (975): ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam, id. Am. 1, 3, 10 (508); 1, 3, 39 (537); id. Cist. 4, 2, 61 (731); id. Truc. 2, 5, 28 (475); id. Poen. 1, 2, 71 (280); id. Stich. 1, 3, 89 (243); id. As. 1, 3, 36 (188); id. Truc. 2, 2, 60 (315); id. As. 3, 1, 30 (533); id. Stich. 1, 3, 81 (235): ecastor vero, id. Merc. 4, 1, 25 (691): per ecastor scitus (i. e. perscitus ecastor) puer est natus Pamphilo, Ter. And. 486: nec nunc mecastor quid hero ego dicam queo comminisci, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 28 (67); cf. id. Merc. 4, 1, 6 (672); id. Cas. 2, 3, 30 (246); id. Men. 4, 2, 50 (620); id. Mil. 1, 1, 63 (63); cf. also id. Stich. 1, 3, 86 (240); id. Truc. 2, 2, 36 (291); 2, 7, 30 (580); 3, 2, 11 (679); 4, 4, 9 (862); 5, 1, 26 (918): Sy. Salve, mecastor, Parmenio. Pa. Et tu, edepol, Syra, Ter. Hec. 83 Don. —
- B Ad Castŏris or Lŏcus Castŏrum, nom. propr., a place in Upper Italy, between Cremona and Bedriacum, where stood a shrine of Castor and Pollux, Suet. Oth. 9; Tac. H. 2, 24.—
- C Castŏrĕus, a, um, adj. of Castor: manus, Sen. Hippol. 810.—
III A companion of Aeneas, Verg. A. 10, 124.—
IV The grandson of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 2, 10; 1, 2, 28 sq.—
V Castor Tarcondarius, a chieftain of Gallograecia, ally of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 4.—
VI Antonius Castor, an author on botany, Plin. 25, 17, 66, § 174; 25, 2, 5, § 9.

2. Castōr, oris, Akk. orem u. bei Dichtern ora, m. (Κάστωρ; archaist. auch Genet. usw. mit langem o, also Castōris usw., s. Quint. 1, 5, 60: Genet. Castorus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 197, 17; Kastorus, ibid. 1, 201, 1), der rossebändigende Heros, Sohn des spartan. Königs Tyndarus und der Leda, Bruder der Helena u. des Pollux (dah. oft Plur. Castores = Kastor u. Pollux, zB. Plin. 7, 86 u. ö. Tac. hist. 2, 24. Apul. met. 10, 31. Claud. in Rufin. 1, 108. Tert. de spect. 8. Arnob. 1, 36: Castores gemini, Pacat. pan. 39, 4; vgl. die unten angeführten Stellen), mit dem er als Zwillingsgestirn (Gemini; dah. selbst Castores, Plin. 10, 121, u. alter Castor, Stat. silv. 4, 6, 16) den Schiffern als Führer dient, Hor. ep. 2, 1, 5 u.a.; dah. auch ihr Bild als Abzeichen am Vorderdeck eines Schiffes, navis Alexandrina, cui erat insigne Castorum, Vulg. act. apost. 28, 11: oft verb. Castor et Pollux, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 6; de div. 2, 75 u.a.: aedes Castoris, Cic. II. Verr. 1, 129 sqq.: templum Castoris, Schol. Iuven. 14, 260: aedes Castoris et Pollucis, Cic. de div. 1, 98. Suet. Cal. 22, 2: aedes Castorum, Capit. Maxim. 16, 1: ellipt., ad Castoris (verst. aedem), Cic. Mil. 91: u. ad Castoris quaerere, eine Schatzkammer am Tempel des Kastor, Cic. Quinct. 17: so auch ad vigilem ponendi Castora nummi, Iuven. 14, 260: als Ortsbezeichnung, locus Castorum, ein Ort in Oberitalien zwischen Kremona u. Bedriakum, wo ein Heiligtum des Kastor u. Pollux sich befand, Tac. hist. 2, 24: dass. locus, quem Castores vocant, Oros. 7, 8, 6: u. ad Castores, Suet. Oth. 9, 2. – Ihr Fest wurde in Rom am 28. Februar gefeiert, Ov. fast. 1, 705. – Die Römer (nicht bloß die röm. Frauen, wie Gell. 11, 6 behauptet) schwuren häufig u. zwar mit der durch vorgesetztes Demonstrativ e od. me gebildeten Form ēcastor od. mēcastor, »beim Kastor«, sehr häufig b. den Komik. – Dav. Castoreus, a, um, kastorisch, manus, Sen. Phaedr. (Hipp.) 818 (810).

…lympha vias. litora nativis praefulgent picta lapillis, et volucres nulla dulcius arte canunt. non sic Leucippis succendit Castora Phoebe, Pollucem cultu non Hilaira soror ; non, Idae et cupido quondam discordia Phoebo, Eveni patriis filia…

Propertius, Elegies
…novissime hunc ad usque limpidum lacum. sed haec prius fuere nunc recondita senet quiete seque dedicat tibi, gemelle Castor et gemelle Castoris. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus, rumoresque senum severiorum omnes unius aestimemus assis .…

Catullus, Carmina
…in dominum delaturum se esse dixisset, prendi hominem iussit ad Scaurumque deduci. vide quid intersit, etsi inique Castorem cum Domitio comparo sed tamen ille inimico servum remisit, tu ab avo abduxisti ; ille incorruptum audire noluit ,…

Cicero, pro Rege Deiotaro
…meritis, nunc contra atrocissimum crimen cogor defendere. accedit ut accusatorum alterius crudelitate, alterius indignitate conturber. crudelis Castor, ne dicam sceleratum et impium, qui nepos avum in capitis discrimen adduxerit adulescentiaeque suae terrorem intulerit ei cuius…

Cicero, pro Rege Deiotaro
…Anactes Athenis, ex rege Iove antiquissimo et Proserpina nati Tritopatreus Eubuleus Dionysus, secundi Iove tertio nati et Leda Castor et Pollux ; tertii dicuntur a non nullis Alco et Melampus euiolus, Atrei filii, qui Pelope natus fuit…

M. Tullius Cicero, de Natura Deorum
…apud Regillum bello Latinorum, cum A. Postumius dictator cum Octavio Mamillio Tusculano proelio dimicaret, in nostra acie Castor et Pollux ex equis pugnare visi sunt, et recentiore memoria idem Tyndaridae Persem victum nuntiaverunt. P. enim…

M. Tullius Cicero, de Natura Deorum
…hominem et nobilem cecinissetque id carmen, quod in eum scripsisset, in quo multa ornandi causa poetarum more in Castorem scripta et Pollucem fuissent, nimis illum sordide Simonidi dixisse se dimidium eius ei, quod pactus esset, pro…

Cicero, de Oratore
…quae Delphis erant a Lacedaemoniis positae post navalem illam victoriam Lysandri, qua Athenienses conciderunt, qua in pugna quia Castor et Pollux cum Lacedaemoniorum classe visi esse dicebantur. eorum insignia deorum, stellae aureae, quas dixi, Delphis…

M. Tullius Cicero, De Divinatione
…Suscepit autem vita hominum consuetudoque communis ut beneficiis excellentis viros in caelum fama ac voluntate tollerent. hinc Hercules hinc Castor et Pollux hinc Aesculapius hinc Liber etiam hunc dico Liberum Semela natum, non eum quem nostri maiores auguste sancteque…

M. Tullius Cicero, de Natura Deorum
…, omnium rerum forensium, consiliorum maximorum, legum iudiciorumque arbitri et testes celeberrimo in loco populi Romani locati, Castor et Pollux, quorum e templo quaestum iste sibi et praedam improbissimam comparavit ; omnesque di qui vehiculis tensarum sollemnis…

Cicero, in Verrem

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