Greek mythology is fascinating. ... Gemini is clever, sometimes a trickster, and intellectual, just like this winged-footed, flying messenger God.

Gemini has two bright stars, which are named Castor and Pollux, twins of Greek mythology. The stars represent the eyes of the twins with their feet just dangling in the Milky Way .

Gemini (May 21 - June 20): Dioscuri, Greek Protectors of Guests and Travellers. ... Greek Goddess of Justice and Virtue. Virgo may have been Astraea, the Greek virgin goddess of justice and virtue.

Gemini symbolizes the inseparable twins Castor and Pollux of Greek mythology. Castor was mortal, while Pollux was the son of Zeus. When Castor died, Pollux, consumed by grief, begged Zeus to share ...

There’s of course the Greek mythology angle, but Google was specifically thinking of Saturn’s largest moon. “I wasn’t a huge fan of that name,” says Jeff Dean, Gemini’s co-technical lead.