According to Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux (in Greek, Kástōr and Polydeúkēs – Κάστωρ καὶ Πολυδεύκης) were the twin sons of Lēda and Zeus/Tyndareus, the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra and the half-brothers of Timandra, Phoebe, Heracles and Philonoe. In both languages Castor means “beaver” and “polydeukes means “much sweet wine”. To put a classical spin on what was obviously an issue worthy of intervention, I’ll say here and now that my mother shopped like a drunken beaver.
