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Gemini (constellation)
Gemini is one of the 88 modern constellations and one of the 12 constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for "twins," and it is associated with the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains 85 stars visible to the naked eye, with the brightest being Pollux and Castor.

Gemini is shown here as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London in about 1825.Illustration: Sidney Hall; restoration: Adam Cuerden