Leda And The Swan

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The myth of Leda and the Swan

Leda was wife of the Tyndareus, king of Sparta

Zeus fell in love with Leda

Zeus fell in love with Leda

and seduced her in the form of a swan

and came to lie with her

On the same night Leda lay with her husband Tyndareus

On the same night Leda lay with her husband Tyndareus

So, she had four children, two sets of twins

and each set of twins was born from an egg

The two boys were Polydeuces (son of Zeus)

and Castor (son of Tyndareus).

The two boys were Polydeuces (son of Zeus)

and Castor (son of Tyndareus).

The two girls were Helen (daughter of Zeus) and Clytemnestra (daughter of Tyndareus)

The two girls were Helen (daughter of Zeus) and Clytemnestra (daughter of Tyndareus)

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