Leda and the Swan
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Leda and the Swan is a famous Greek myth in which the god Zeus, disguised as a swan, seduces or assaults the mortal woman Leda, leading to the birth of several significant figures of Greek mythology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek myth
ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ story from Greek mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Castor and Pollux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clytemnestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
myths of the Dioscuri
ⓘ
myths of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ |
| featuresDisguiseAs | swan GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Leda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHusbandOfLeda | Tyndareus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaterReceptionIn |
Renaissance art
ⓘ
classical art ⓘ modern literature ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainMortal | Leda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
ambiguous consent
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birth from eggs ⓘ divine seduction ⓘ god in animal form ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Leda lays eggs
ⓘ
emergence of heroic and tragic figures ⓘ |
| hasParentageTheme |
divine paternity
ⓘ
mixed mortal and divine offspring ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Sparta in mythic time ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
ancient Greek poetry
ⓘ
ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine intervention in human lineage
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origins of the Trojan War ⓘ power imbalance between gods and mortals ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Leda and the Swan (painting by Leonardo da Vinci, lost or disputed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leda and the Swan (painting by Michelangelo, lost or known through copies) NERFINISHED ⓘ Leda and the Swan (poem by W. B. Yeats) NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous ancient vase paintings ⓘ |
| involvesEvent |
assault of Leda by Zeus
ⓘ
seduction of Leda by Zeus ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
birth of Castor
ⓘ
birth of Clytemnestra ⓘ birth of Helen of Troy ⓘ birth of Pollux ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Archaic period of Greek mythology (traditional, not precisely dated) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
swan