Arene
A city in Messenia associated with the Dioscuri and site of the twin heroes' early adventures.
The Story of Arene
Arene was the home of Idas and Lynceus, rivals of the Dioscuri — Castor and Pollux. It was in the territory of Arene that the great cattle raid occurred that ended in tragedy: after Castor, Idas, Lynceus, and Pollux divided a herd they had jointly rustled, a dispute over shares broke out. Idas hurled a stone pillar and killed Castor; Zeus struck down both Idas and Lynceus with a thunderbolt in revenge. The story of Arene is thus the origin myth for the Dioscuri's half-immortal, half-mortal existence — Pollux sharing his immortality with his dead brother.
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