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Leda

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Leda lē´de , in Greek mythology, daughter of Thestios, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta. According to most legends, she was seduced by Zeus, who visited her in the form of a swan. She bore two eggs; from one issued Castor and Pollux, from the other Helen (and, in some myths, Clytemnestra). Castor and Clytemnestra, however, are usually said to be the offspring of Tyndareus.

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Leda

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

Leda The tenth-closest satellite of Jupiter, distance 11 165 000 km, orbital period 240.92 days; also known as Jupiter XIII. Its diameter is 10 km. It was discovered in 1974 by the American astronomer Charles Thomas Kowal (1940– ). Leda is a member of the *Himalia group of Jovian satellites.

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Leda

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Leda ♀ Name borne in classical mythology by a queen of Sparta, who was ravished by Zeus in the shape of a swan. She gave birth to two eggs which, when hatched, revealed the two sets of twins: Castor and Pollux, and Helen and Hermione.

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Leda

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Leda In Greek mythology, Queen of Sparta, the wife of Tyndareus and mother of Clytemnestra. She was also the mother of Castor and Pollux, and Helen by Zeus. The myth reveals that Zeus came to her in the form of a swan.

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Leda

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Leda in Greek mythology, the wife of Tyndareus king of Sparta. She was loved by Zeus, who visited her in the form of a swan; among her children were the Dioscuri, Helen, and Clytemnestra.

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Leda

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Leda , in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter .

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Leda

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

Leda (Jupiter XIII) One of the lesser satellites of Jupiter, with a diameter of 10 km.

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