Δῐόσ-κοροι(the Att. form, Phryn. 212 ), Ion. and laterΔιόσ-κουροι,οἱ,
A. the sons of Zeus,i. e.the twins of Leda,Castor and Polydeuces, h.Hom. 33.1 , etc.: dualΔιοσκόρω, τώ,
Ar. Pax 285 , Ec. 1069 , E. Or. 465 , Amphis 9 , Men. 846 , Them. Or. 21.253d : sg. dub. in Hippon. 120 , cf. Varro LL 5.66 :Διόσκοροιis required by metre in E. Hel. 1643 , El. 1239 : -κούρων
Pl. Euthd. 293a
; -κόρων
Id. Lg. 796b
, cod. Laur. in Th. 3.75 : both forms in codd. of Hdt. 2.43 , 6.127 .
II. constellation named from themthe Twins,
Eratosth. Cat. 10 .
III.
= παρωτίδες , Gal. 19.440 , Eust. 410.17 .