Associations to the word «Leda»

Wiktionary

LEDA, proper noun. (Greek mythology) 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
LEDA, proper noun. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
LEDA, proper noun. (astronomy) Short for 38 Leda, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

Dictionary definition

LEDA, noun. (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda.

Wise words

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