Leda

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Leda is a figure in Greek mythology, a Spartan queen best known as the mother of Helen of Troy and the Dioscuri after being seduced by Zeus.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Halcyone 1
Leda and the Swan 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan queen
figure in Greek mythology
mortal woman
queen
associatedMyth Leda self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leda and the Swan
associatedWith Pollux
surface form: Dioscuri

Sparta
category Queens in Greek mythology
Women in Greek mythology
childrenWithTyndareus Castor
Clytemnestra
Helen of Troy
Pollux
childrenWithZeus Castor
Clytemnestra
Helen of Troy
Pollux
consort Zeus
culture Ancient Greek
father Thestius
gaveBirthTo Castor
Clytemnestra
Helen of Troy
Philonoë
Phoebe
Pollux
Meliae
surface form: Timandra
impregnatedBy Tyndareus
Zeus
influenced Renaissance painting
later European art
poetry about Leda and the Swan
marriedTo Tyndareus
mentionedIn Roman literature
works of classical Greek literature
motherOf Castor
Clytemnestra
Helen of Troy
Philonoë
Phoebe
Pollux
Meliae
surface form: Timandra
mythology Greek mythology
mythType heroic legend
notableEvent seduction by Zeus in the form of a swan
seducedBy Zeus
siblingOf Althaea
Hypermnestra
spouse Tyndareus
title Helen of Troy
surface form: Queen of Sparta

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leda associatedMyth Leda self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Leda and the Swan
Zeus consort Leda
Alcyone epithet Leda
this entity surface form: Halcyone
Helen of Troy mother Leda