Leda and the Swan

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"Leda and the Swan" is a sonnet by W.B. Yeats that vividly retells the Greek myth of Zeus’s rape of Leda, exploring themes of violence, power, and the origins of historical catastrophe.

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W.B. Yeats notableWork Leda and the Swan