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Pollux IV was the uninhabited fourth planet of the Beta Geminorum system. It was the homeworld of the Greek gods and goddesses, an extinct interstellar humanoid species whose last member Apollo died in 2267. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")

Pollux IV was a conventional M class planet with an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere and an approximate age of four billion years. The nearest starbase was Starbase 12. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")

Location

In 2293, the location of Pollux IV in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)

In 2376, the location of Pollux IV was labeled on a star chart in astrometrics on USS Voyager in 2376. (VOY: "Child's Play", okudagram)

History

In the distant past, this world was the home of a highly advanced civilization. They called their world Olympus. A group of Pollux IV inhabitants visited Earth in the 3rd millennium BC. They landed in the Mediterranean region and took residence on Mount Olympus. These aliens considered themselves to be gods and presented themselves as such to the primitive Humans. The worship of these aliens was the beginning of the Ancient Greek civilization and their deeds on Earth became the Greek classic myths. The aliens left Earth around 2700 BC to return to Pollux IV, when Humans lost interest in worshipping them. Absent worshippers, many of the Greek gods decided to end their own existence.

In 2267, USS Enterprise was surveying the Beta Geminorum system. James T. Kirk and his crew made contact with Apollo, the last of his race, who had waited for his worshippers to develop space travel and seek out their beloved god. The encounter resulted in not only him forming a desire to take a Human woman as his queen and wife, but also the death of Apollo and the extinction of his species. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")

In 2328, this planet was home for the Pollux IV Orbital City. (TNG-R: "Inheritance")

By the late 24th century, Pollux IV had become a tourist destination. A view of the surface of Pollux IV was depicted on several viewscreens on Deep Space 9's Promenade and Replimat, (DS9: "The Muse") advertising a visit to the "amazing ruins of Pollux IV". (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")

External link

Pollux IV at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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 | Name            = Pollux IV
-| ImageOrbital    = Pollux IV, remastered.jpg
+| imageOrbital    = Pollux IV, remastered.jpg
 | OrbitalCap      =
-| ImageSurface    = Pollux IV surface, pond.jpg
+| imageSurface    = Pollux IV surface, pond.jpg
 | SurfaceCap      = Pond on Pollux IV
 | Class           = [[Class M|M]]
-| Type            =
+| Type            = [[Planet]]
 | Satellites      =
-| Native Species  = [[Greek god]]s
+| Native Species  = [[Greek god|Greek gods and goddesses]] (extinct)
 | Location        = [[Beta Geminorum system]]
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-'''Pollux IV''' is the [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] in the [[Beta Geminorum system]], located, during the [[23rd century]], on the far reaches of [[Federation]] [[space]], 33.7 [[light year]]s from [[Sol]]. It is a [[Class M]] world with an [[oxygen]]-[[nitrogen]] [[atmosphere]], and an approximate age of four billion years.  Considered quite ordinary, there was no contact prior to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s visit there in [[2267]].
+'''Pollux IV''' was the [[uninhabited planets|uninhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Beta Geminorum system]]. It was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Greek god|Greek gods and goddesses]], an extinct interstellar [[humanoid]] [[species]] whose last member [[Apollo]] died in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}})
-The ''Enterprise'' visited the Pollux system on a routine survey mission that year, where it encountered a being who claimed to be the [[Greek mythology|Greek god]] [[Apollo]]. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}})
+Pollux IV was a conventional [[M class]] planet with an [[oxygen]]-[[nitrogen]] [[atmosphere]] and an approximate age of four billion years. The nearest [[starbase]] was [[Starbase 12]]. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}})
+== Location ==
-A view of the surface of Pollux IV was depicted on several [[viewscreen]]s on [[Deep Space 9]]'s [[Promenade]] and [[Replimat]], ({{DS9|The Muse}}) advertising a visit to the "amazing ruins of Pollux IV". ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}})
+In [[2293]], the location of Pollux IV in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was labeled in a [[star chart]] that was in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
+In [[2376]], the location of Pollux IV was labeled on a star chart in [[astrometrics]] on {{USS|Voyager}} in [[2376]]. ({{VOY|Child's Play}}, ''okudagram'')
-==Background==
-[[Image:Pollux IV, Vega, Jouret IV, Rigel, Organia.jpg|thumb|left|Pollux IV in relation to [[Vega]], [[Jouret IV]], [[Rigel]] and [[Organia]]]]
+== History ==
-Pollux IV was mentioned as a small note on a very large [[star chart]] graphic created for {{TNG|Conspiracy}}. It was the image behind the chair in the room where [[Dexter Remmick]] was killed. It is probably best not to examine the distance values on that chart very closely, as it portrays Pollux IV as being several [[star system]]s away from [[Beta Geminorum]], the star it supposedly orbits. Pollux IV was also seen on a [[star chart]] in [[astrometrics]] in {{e|Child's Play}} and {{e|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}}.''
+In the distant past, this world was the home of a highly advanced civilization. They called their world '''Olympus'''. A group of Pollux IV inhabitants visited [[Earth]] in the [[3rd millennium BC]]. They landed in the [[Mediterranean]] region and took residence on [[Mount Olympus]]. These aliens considered themselves to be gods and presented themselves as such to the primitive [[Human]]s. The worship of these aliens was the beginning of the Ancient Greek civilization and their deeds on Earth became the [[Greek mythology|Greek classic myths]]. The aliens left Earth around 2700 BC to return to Pollux IV, when Humans lost interest in worshipping them. Absent worshippers, many of the Greek gods decided to end their own existence.
+In [[2267]], {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was surveying the Beta Geminorum system. [[James T. Kirk]] and his crew made contact with [[Apollo]], the last of his race, who had waited for his worshippers to develop space travel and seek out their beloved god. The encounter resulted in not only him forming a desire to take a [[Human]] woman as his [[queen]] and [[wife]], but also the death of Apollo and the extinction of his species. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}})
+In [[2328]], this planet was home for the [[Pollux IV Orbital City]]. ({{TNG-R|Inheritance}})
+By the late [[24th century]], Pollux IV had become a tourist destination. A view of the surface of Pollux IV was depicted on several [[viewscreen]]s on [[Deep Space 9]]'s [[Promenade]] and [[Replimat]], ({{DS9|The Muse}}) advertising a visit to the "amazing ruins of Pollux IV". ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}})
+<gallery>
+File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Pollux IV on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
+File:Pollux IV, Vega, Jouret IV, Rigel, Organia.jpg|Pollux IV in relation to [[Vega]], [[Jouret IV]], [[Rigel]], and [[Organia]]
+File:ApollosTemple.jpg|Pollux IV architecture
+</gallery>
+== External link ==
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