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Heavenly Twins
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Proper noun
p 1 Heavenly Twins
en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiacal sign Gemini.
en Twins the Twins
en 1899 Richard Hinckley Allen Star Names Star-Names and their Meaning New York 225 G.E. Stechert Another symbol was a Pile of Bricks, referring to the building of the first city and the fratricidal brothers — the Romulus and Remus of Roman legend; although thus with a very different character from that generally assigned to our Heavenly Twins. Similarly Sayce says that the Sumerian name for the month May-June, when the sun was in Gemini, signified "Bricks" (?).
en 1971 Richard Carpenter (screenwriter) Richard Carpenter Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac Puffin Books Harmondsworth 42 ‘Today I seek Gemini,’ he said. ‘The Heavenly Twins.’
en Greek mythology The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.
en Dioscuri Gemini