Διόσκουροι

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ὁ δ' εὖ ἔρδων θεοὺς ἐλπίδι κυδροτέρᾳ σαίνει κέαρ → but he who does well to the gods cheers his heart with a more glorious hope

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French (Bailly abrégé)

ion. et réc. c. Διόσκοροι.
Étymologie: Διός, κοῦρος.

English (Slater)

Διόσκουροι (?) v. Θησεύς test. fr. 258.

English (Strong)

from the alternate of Ζεύς and a form of the base of κοράσιον; sons of Jupiter, i.e. the twins Dioscuri: Castor and Pollux.

English (Thayer)

(Phrynichus prefers the form Διόσκοροι; in earlier Attic the dual τῷ Διοσκόρω was more usual, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 235), Διοσκορων, οἱ (from Διός of Zeus, and κοῦρος; or κόρος, boy, as κόρη, girl), Dioscuri, the name given to Castor and (Polydeuces, the Roman)) Pollux, the twin sons of Zeus and Leda, tutelary deities of sailors: R. V. The Twin Brothers; cf. B. D. under the word Smith's Bible Dictionary, Castor and Pollux).

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: pl.
Meaning: Sons of Zeus, name of the young gods Castor and Polydeukes (ion. hell.)
Other forms: Διοσκόρω du. (Att.; alco Διόσκοροι)
Derivatives: Διοσκο(ύ)ρειον, -ριον temple of the D. (Att. etc.), τὰ Διοσκο(ύ)ρ(ε)ια, -ήϊα (after βασιλήϊα etc.) feast of the D. (inscr.), Διοσκουριασταί nam of the worshippers (pap.; cf. Διονυσιασταί), Διοσκουριάς a town.
Origin: IE [Indo-European]\/GR
Etymology: Univerbation of Διὸς κοῦροι (κόρω), cf. Schwyzer 427 and 445. S. s.v. Ζεύς and κόρος 2. Cf. also Τυνδαρίδαι. - On the Dioskouroi Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 406ff..

Frisk Etymology German

Διόσκουροι: {Dióskouroi}
Forms: Διοσκόρω du. (att.; auch Διόσκοροι)
Grammar: pl. (ion. hell.),
Meaning: die Zeussöhne, Ben. der Götterjünglinge Kastor und Polydeukes.
Derivative: Davon Διοσκο(ύ)ρειον, -ριον Dioskurentempel (att. usw.), τὰ Διοσκο(ύ)ρ(ε)ια, -ήϊα (nach βασιλήϊα usw.) Dioskurenfest (Inschr.), Διοσκουριασταί N. der Dioskurenverehrer (Pap.; vgl. zu Διονυσιασταί), Διοσκουριάς Stadtname.
Etymology : Univerbierung unter éinem Akzent von Διὸς κοῦροι (κόρω), vgl. Schwyzer 427 und 445. S. 2. κόρος. Vgl. auch zu Τυνδαρίδαι. — Über die Dioskuren ausführlich Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 406ff. m. Lit.
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