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In
Greek mythology
,
Castor
was one of the twin sons of
Leda
and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra: see
Castor and Polydeuces
.
Castor
(α
Geminorum
) is also a
star
, named after the character from Greek mythology.
Castor
is sometimes used as a nickname for
Drusus
, the son of
Roman Emperor
Tiberius
.
Castor
is the
genus
name of the
beaver
.
A
castor
is a wheel mounted with an offset
steering
pivot such that the wheel will automatically align itself to the direction in which it is pushed. It is used for example on
shopping carts
and
furniture
. See also
castor angle
.
The
castor bean
(a poisonous
spurge
seed) and its
castor oil
.
Castor Oyl
is a
cartoon
character, brother of
Olive Oyl
.
The
Castor Cracking Group
is a demo group from
Sweden
active on
ZX Spectrum
.
Castor is a data binding framework for Java. See
castor.org
.
CASTOR is an acronym for Cask for the Storage and Transportation of Radioactive Material
Betty Castor
is an
American politician
and
educator
.
The following places have been named Castor:
Castor, Alberta
- a town in East Central Alberta
[1]
, Canada
Castor - a village near
Peterborough
in
Cambridgeshire
, United Kingdom
Caistor St Edmund , in
Norfolk
, United Kingdom -
Castor
being an old name for it
Castor, Louisiana
, United States
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