Castor

Castor derives from the Greek: Κάστωρ (Kastōr), meaning "beaver". It originally referred to Castor, one of the Dioscuri/Gemini twins of Graeco-Roman mythology.

Castor or CASTOR may also refer to:

Science and technology

Castor (star), α Geminorum
Castor (software), data binding framework for Java
CASTOR, CAsk for Storage and Transport Of Radioactive material, containers used to transport highly radioactive nuclear waste
CASTOR at CERN, CERN Advanced STORage manager
CASTOR at LHC, CERN, "Centauro And STrange Object Research", measurement tool in the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at CERN

Biology

Castor oil plant, plant from which castor bean grows [poisonous if ingested, inhaled, or injected]
- Castor oil, oil of the castor bean
- Castor wax, type of wax produced from castor oil
Castor (genus), genus name of the beaver
- Castoreum, natural scent derived from the beaver
Superfine sugar, also called caster sugar

Transport

Caster, a type of wheel (spelling variant)
- Caster angle, alignment in the vertical longitudinal plane of a motor vehicle's wheels (a misspelling of caster)
Castor (rocket stage), built by Thiokol
A steam locomotive of the South Devon Railway Eagle class
HMS Castor, four ships of the Royal Navy
USS Castor, two ships of the United States Navy
Castor, Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, of the German Navy

People

First name

Castor of Rhodes, Greek grammarian and rhetorician
Castor Cantero (born 1918), Paraguayan football player
Castor McCord (1907–1963), American jazz saxophonist
Drusus Julius Caesar (13 BC-23 CE), Roman consul, son of the Emperor Tiberius, nicknamed "Castor"
Saint Castor, the name of several Christian saints
- Castor of Apt (died ca. 420), French bishop of Apt
- Castor of Karden (died ca. 400), German priest and hermit
- St. Castor & Dorotheus, Armenian early martyrs

Surname

Betty Castor (born 1941), American educator and politician
Brian Castor (1889–1979), English cricketer
Bruce Castor (born 1961), American lawyer and politician
George A. Castor (1855–1906), American politician
Jimmy Castor (born 1947), American musician
Kathy Castor (born 1966), American politician
Stacey Castor (born 1968), American murderer

Fiction

Castor Oyl, fictional character in the Popeye cartoons
Castor Troy, fictional character in the 1997 movie Face/Off, portrayed by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta
Castor, fictional character in the video game Spartan: Total Warrior
Lord Castor, fictional character in the 2007 movie The Harpy
Castor, fictional character in Tron: Legacy, portrayed by Michael Sheen

Places

Castor, Alberta, Canada
Castor, Cambridgeshire, England
Castor, Louisiana, United States
Castor (mountain), in the Pennine Alps
Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Castor Creek, Louisiana, United States
Castor River (Missouri)
Castor River (Ontario)
An old name for Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk, England

Other uses

Castor (band), American rock band
Castor Cracking Group, Swedish music group