Pollux

Pollux, ūcis (collat. form of nom. Pol-lūces, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 53; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 73 Müll.— Voc. pol, edepol, v. infra), m., = Poludeukês, a famous pugilist, son of Tyndarus and Leda, and brother of Castor, in connection with whom, as the constellation of the Twins (Gemini, v. 2. Castor), he serves as a guide to mariners, Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Leg. 2, 8, 19; Hyg. Fab. 14; 173:

ita me... Castor, Polluces... dique omnes ament,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 53; Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 27.— Poet.:

geminus Pollux,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Hor. C. 3, 29, 64: facere aliquem de Polluce Castora, i. e. to make a knight of a pugilist (pugil), Mart. 7, 57, 1.— As a deity: DEVS VINCIVS POLLVX, Inscr. Rein. cl. 1, n. 218.—In voc., contr. pol, and length. edepol ( aedep- ), interj. (cf.: ecastor, equirine, etc.), by Pollux! indeed! truly! pol mihi fortuna magis nunc defit quam genus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 394 Vahl.); id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 100 ib.); Caecil. 190; Com. Fragm. p. 67 Rib.; Plaut. Aul. 2, 7, 2:

per pol quam paucos reperias meretricibus fideles,

Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 1:

pol, me miserum, patrone, vocares,

Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 92; 2, 2, 138.—In connection with other particles of affirmation:

pol profecto,

indeed, truly, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 5:

certe pol,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 5:

sane pol,

id. And. 1, 4, 2:

pol vero,

id. Phorm. 5, 8, 65.— In the form edepol:

certe edepol scio,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 115:

credo edepol equidem dormire Solem,

id. ib. 126;

180.—With other particles: ne edepol,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 27:

non edepol volo profecto,

id. ib. 1, 1, 215:

certe edepol,

id. ib. 1, 1, 243:

immo edepol vero,

id. Most. 3, 2, 78.