Leda

/ˈliːdə/ name

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  1. 1
    The wife of Tyndareus and mother of Helen, Clytemnestra and Castor and Pollux hatched from eggs as a result of a seduction by Zeus in the guise of a swan Greek
  2. 2
    A moon of Jupiter.
  3. 3
    38 Leda, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

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female given namegiven namemythic queenmythological figureproper namespartan queen

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"Zeus disguised himself as a swan and seduced Leda."

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