Phoebe and Hilaera were priestesses of
Athena and
Artemis, and betrothed to
Idas and
Lynceus, the sons of
Aphareus.
Castor and
Pollux were charmed by their beauty and carried them off. When Idas and Lynceus tried to rescue their brides-to-be they were both slain, but Castor himself fell. Pollux persuaded
Zeus to allow him to share his immortality with his brother. ==Notes==