In 2267, the USS Enterprise entered the Beta Geminorum system on a surveying mission. On approach to Pollux IV, they encountered Apollo, when that being seized the ship in a powerful force field contrived to resemble an an enormous hand. Circumstances required Kirk and a small landing party to beam to the surface of Pollux IV, where they discovered a lush landscape and the temple. Heartbroken, Apollo joined his ancient comrades in oblivion. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?" )