Castor

Castor broke through in 1995 just as fellow Champaign-Urbana, IL, art rockers Hum made their major-label debut. While Hum enjoyed more popularity by staying marginally within the bounds of straightforward rock, Castor pressed the limits of spacious, experimental music on their self-titled debut, earning a tour with the Promise Ring and Compound Red that put the band on the indie map. Castor played its last show in January 1998. Tracking Sounds Alone was released posthumously on Mud. Singer/guitarist Jeff Garber (Morning Becomes Electric) and bassist Derek Niedringhaus joined National Skyline.

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Castor derives from the Greek: Κάστωρ (Kastōr), meaning "beaver", or "he who excels". 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 GeminorumCastor (software), data binding framework for JavaCASTOR (nuclear waste) (cask for storage and transport of radioactive material), containers used to transport highly radioactive nuclear wasteCASTOR experiment, "Centauro and Strange Object Research", measurement tool in the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at CERNCERN Advanced Storage Manager (CASTOR)

Biology

Castor oil plant, plant from which castor bean grows Castor oil, oil of the castor beanCastor wax, type of wax produced from castor oilCastor (genus), genus name of the beaver Castoreum, natural scent derived from the beaverSuperfine 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 ThiokolA steam locomotive of the South Devon Railway Eagle classHMS Castor, four ships of the Royal NavyUSS Castor, two ships of the United States NavyCastor, Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, of the German Navy

People

First name

Ancient

Castor of Rhodes, Greek grammarian and rhetoricianDrusus 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 AptCastor of Karden (died ca. 400), German priest and hermitSt. Castor & Dorotheus, Armenian early martyrsSeveral other minor figures from classical times, see here

Modern

Castor Cantero (born 1918), Paraguayan football playerCastor McCord (1907–1963), American jazz saxophonist

Surname

Betty Castor (born 1941), American educator and politicianBrian Castor (1889–1979), English cricketerBruce Castor (born 1961), American lawyer and politicianGeorge A. Castor (1855–1906), American politicianJimmy Castor (born 1947), American musicianKathy Castor (born 1966), American politicianStacey Castor (born 1968), American murderer

Fiction

Castor Oyl, fictional character in the Popeye cartoonsCastor Troy, fictional character in the 1997 movie Face/Off, portrayed by Nicolas Cage and John TravoltaCastor, fictional character in the video game Spartan: Total WarriorLord Castor, fictional character in the 2007 movie The HarpyCastor, fictional character in Tron: Legacy, portrayed by Michael Sheen"Castor, Gobernador" fictional character in The Courts of the Morning by John Buchan

Places

Castor, Alberta, CanadaCastor, Cambridgeshire, EnglandCastor, Louisiana, United StatesCastor (mountain), in the Pennine AlpsCastor Bay, Auckland, New ZealandCastor Creek, Louisiana, United StatesCastor River (Missouri)Castor River (Ontario)An old name for Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk, England

Other uses

Castor (band), American rock bandCastor Cracking Group, Swedish music groupThe Castor Club, an undergraduate secret society at the University of Toronto