Leda
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #2971 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mother of Helen in Greek mythology.
Relationships
- parent of
- Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Polydeuces, Helen, Castor, Pollux
- co occurs with
- Theodora, Hermione, Aethiolas, Pleisthenes, Maraphius, Clytemnestra, Lel, Polel, Menelaus, Nemesis, Aphrodite, Hera, Nephele
- syncretized with
- Łada
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The term is a reference to one of the twin eggs from which Helen of Troy was born. The eggs were laid by Leda after Zeus, disguised as a swan, either seduced and mated with or raped her, according to different versions. Had Leda not laid the egg, Helen would not have been born”
#40248 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Helen and Menelaus became rulers of Sparta, after Tyndareus and Leda abdicated.”
#40302 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“A version of the Leda and the Swan story is the foundation myth in the Canadian futuristic thriller television series Orphan Black which aired over 5 seasons from 2013 to 2017. A corporation uses genetic engineering to create a series of female clones (Leda) and a series of male clones (Castor) who are also”
#40343 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Her mother was Leda, who had been either raped or seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan.”
#42910 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“The beautiful princess Leda is seduced by Zeus who transformed himself to a magnificent swan.”
#45403 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free