Leda

Le·da  (ld)

n.

1. Greek Mythology A queen of Sparta and the mother, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Helen and Pollux and, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra.

2. A satellite of Jupiter.

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Leda¹

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a queen of Sparta who was the mother of Helen and Pollux by Zeus, who visited her in the form of a swan

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Leda²

n

(Astronomy) Astronomy a small satellite of Jupiter in an intermediate orbit

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Leda - (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 Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks