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List of mythological pairs
This is a list of famous pairs in mythology. For a complete listing of pairs see Lists of pairs. For a list sorted by name see List of pairs by name.
- Cain & Abel (Biblical; siblings; rivals/opponents)
- Castor & Pollux (astronomical; juxtapositions); also (twins) The twin stars in Gemini; see also Dioscuri; see also Leda and the Swan
- Damon & Pythias (companions)
- David & Goliath (Biblical; rivals/opponents)
- Deucalion and Pyrrha (couples)
- Hagbard and Signy (the Romeo and Juliet of the Vikings)
- The Dioscuri (twins; rivals/opponents)
- Hero & Leander (couples)
- Hansel & Gretel (siblings)
- Lancelot & Guinevere (couples)
- Lucifer & Diana (Stregheria; couples)
- Leda & the Swan (couples)
- Mainyu & Mazda (conceptual; rivals/opponents)
- Pelleas et Melisande (couples)
- Philemon & Baucis (couples)
- Pyramus and Thisbe (couples)
- Romulus & Remus (siblings)
- Ruth & Naomi (Biblical; companions)
- Samson & Delilah (Biblical; couples)
- Scylla & Charybdis (See also Scylla & Charybdis)
- King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba (Biblical; couples)
- Tweedledum & Tweedledee (Through the Looking-Glass; twins)
- Xerxes I & Esther (Biblical; rivals/opponents)
- Zeus & Ganymede (couples)
See also
- List of mythological characters
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