Definition of Leda

1. 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.

Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

Definition of Leda

1. Proper noun. (context: 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 ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Leda

Leboyer method of childbirth
Lecanoraceae
Lecce
Leccinum
Leccinum fibrillosum
Lecco
Lech Walesa
Lechanorales
Leclanche cell
Leclanché cell
Leclanché cells
Leclef phenomenon
Lecythidaceae
Led Zep
Leda (current term)
Ledbetter
Ledercillin VK
Lederer
Lederer's anaemia
Ledermann
Ledermann formula
Ledum
Ledum groenlandicum
Ledum palustre
Lee
Lee's Birthday
Lee-White method
Lee Buck Trevino

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