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                    "description": "(interjection) : Pollux, ūcis (collat. form of nom. Pol-lūces, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 53; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 73 Müll.\n* Voc. pol, edepol, v.infra), m., = Πολυδεύκης, 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-),  (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."
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