Gemini (constellation) - Wikipedia
Summary
Gemini lies between Taurus to the west and Cancer to the east, with Auriga and Lynx to the north and Monoceros and Canis Minor to the south. M35 (NGC 2168) is a large, elongated open cluster of magnitude 5, discovered in the year 1745 by Swiss astronomer Philippe Loys de Chéseaux. The Twins were regarded as minor gods and were called Meshlamtaea and Lugalirra, meaning respectively The One who has arisen from the Underworld and the Mighty King. Gemini is dominated by Castor and Pollux, two bright stars that appear relatively very closely together forming an o shape, encouraging the mythological link between the constellation and twinship. H. A. Rey has suggested an alternative to the traditional visualization that connected the stars of Gemini to show twins holding hands.
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