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Is the constillation Gemini named afrter someone?

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Who is the constellation Gemini named after?

Gemini, "The Twins" was named after a set of twins in mythology, Castor and Pollux.


How did project Gemini get its name?

It was named after the constellation Gemini (twins).


When was Gemini named?

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What or who is the constellation Gemini named after?

Pollux and Castor


What culture named the constellation Gemini?

the Greek culture


In what year was Gemini named?

It was named well before Ptolemy listed it in his Almagest in the second century.


What is the beta star of the constellation Gemini the twins?

The beta star of Gemini is Pollux. The two bright stars of Gemini are Castor and Pollux. Although Pollux is the brightest star in Gemini, Castor was named alpha-Gemini (despite being second brightest), therefore, Pollux is beta-Gemini. Pollux is the one more southerly and easterly.


How do you pronounce the word Gemini?

The normal use is the capitalized Gemini. Gemini is an astrological star sign associated with a visible astronomical constellation, which includes the "twin" stars Castor and Pollux. The original Greek was Dioskouroi or Dioscuri, "sons of Zeus", named Kastor and Polydeukes.


How was Gemini the star discovered?

Gemini is considered a group of stars making up that particular constellation. It was first used in the ancient Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts. The two stars Castor and Pollux found within the constellation Gemini are named after characters in this ancient myth.


How did the Greek god Gemini look like?

Gemini is a constellation which represents twins named Castor and Pollux. Castor was mortal and Pollux was immortal. When Castor died, Pollux asked his father Zeus to let him share his immortality with Castor to become the constellation known as Gemini.--from Wikipedia.org


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