Pollux IV was the Federation designation of the fourth planet in the Beta Geminorum system. The planet was the ancient homeworld of powerful immortal beings who also called the planet Olympus. It was a Class M world with an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, and an approximate age of four billion years. Considered quite ordinary.
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 worshiping them. Absent worshipers, 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 worshipers to develop space travel and seek out their beloved god. The encounter resulted in the death of Apollo and the extinction of his species. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
In the 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")
The location of Pollux IV was depicted on two Federation star charts. The location of Pollux IV was depicted on a large Federation star chart in 2293. It was located near Capella, Benecia, and Alpha Majoris. In 2376, the location of Pollux IV was depicted on a star chart in astrometrics on USS Voyager in 2376. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; VOY: "Child's Play", "The Haunting of Deck Twelve")
Background
The Explored Galaxy
This chart was also seen in several Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes set in the 24th century, from the year 2364 to 2370. These were: TNG: "Conspiracy", "The Measure Of A Man", "The Emissary", "The Mind's Eye", "The Game" and DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets", "Cardassians". The chart treats Beta Geminorum as a separate system from Pollux. Both systems share the same region of space.
Star Trek: Star Charts
Pollux IV was located in the Beta Quadrant. (page 60)
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