leda

• Имя собственное из греческой мифологии, обозначающее царицу Спарты, мать Елены Троянской, зачатой, когда Зевс посетил её в образе лебедя.

A proper noun from Greek mythology referring to the queen of Sparta who was the mother of Helen of Troy, conceived when Zeus visited her in the form of a swan.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Mythological figureC1formal

   In Greek mythology, a queen of Sparta who was seduced or raped by Zeus in the form of a swan; she is the mother of Helen of Troy, Castor, and Pollux.

   Леда

   • Leda's encounter with Zeus as a swan is a famous story in Greek mythology.
   • The painting depicts Leda with the swan.
   • Helen of Troy was said to be the daughter of Leda and Zeus.