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Leda

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Leda

Queen of Sparta, Mother of Heroes

Queen of Sparta visited by Zeus in the form of a swan, mother of Helen, Clytemnestra, Castor, and Polydeuces.

Mythology
Greek mythology
Children
Castor · Pollux · Clytemnestra · Helen
Group
Mortal · Love · Queen

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Queen of Sparta and wife of King Tyndareus. Visited by Zeus disguised as a swan on the banks of the Eurotas, she bore children of extraordinary fate, among them Helen, whose face launched a thousand ships, and the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux. The question of which children were divine and which mortal shadowed their entire lives and became inseparable from the destiny of Troy.

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Who is Leda?
Queen of Sparta visited by Zeus in the form of a swan, mother of Helen, Clytemnestra, Castor, and Polydeuces.
Which mythology does Leda belong to?
Leda belongs to Greek mythology.
Which stories does Leda appear in?
Leda appears in Leda and the Swan, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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