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The 33rd Homeric Hymn describes these figures “darting through the air on tawny wings,” in reference to their identification with St. Elmo’s Fire. (15[2])In his Germania, Tacitus identified these figures with the Alci, who were worshipped by crossdressing priests. Diodorus Siculus claimed that stars appeared over the heads of these figures after the Argonauts prayed during a storm near Samothrace, where children of Hephaestus called the Cabeiri were conflated with either the Penates or these figures. (-5[1])These figures received a temple after aiding the Romans (-5[1])at the Battle of Lake Regillus. (-5[1])These figures kidnapped (15[2])(*) Aethra and carried off the daughters of Leucippus. One of these figures died during a cattle raid after losing a cattle-eating competition, causing the other to share (10[1])his immortality. (10[1])For 10 points, name these horse-taming sons of Leda, who were placed among the stars as Gemini. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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