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Leda, in Greek mythology

Leda (lē`də), 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, in astronomy

Leda (lē`də), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.

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Leda

In Greek legend, the daughter of King Thestius of Aetolia and wife of King Tyndareus of Lacedaemon. Visited by Zeus in the form of a swan, she conceived Helen of Troy. Zeus was also sometimes said to be the father of her son Pollux, while Leda's own husband, Tyndareus, was held to be the father of his twin, Castor (see Dioscuri). Tyndareus was also the father of Leda's daughter Clytemnestra, who married Agamemnon.

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Leda [′lēd·ə]

(astronomy)

A small satellite of Jupiter with a diameter probably less than 5 miles (8 kilometers), orbiting at a mean distance of 6.88 × 10⁶miles (1.11 × 10⁷kilometers). Also known as Jupiter XIII.

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Leda

raped by Zeus in form of swan. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 149]

See : Bestiality

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Leda

raped by Zeus in form of swan. [Class. Myth.: Zimmer-man, 149; Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses; Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene]

See : Rape

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1.		LEDA - Library of Efficient Data types and Algorithms
2.	(language)	Leda - A multi-paradigm language supporting imperative programming, declarative programming, procedural programming, functional programming, logic programming and object-oriented programming developed by Tim Budd <budd@cs.orst.edu> at Oregon State University in 1990-1993. ["Blending Imperative and Relational Programming", Tim Budd, IEEE Software 8(1):58-65 (Jan 1991)]. Forthcoming book. ftp://cs.orst.edu/pub/budd/leda/.

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Leda

in ancient Greek mythology, the wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta. Attracted by her beauty, Zeus united with her, having taken the form of a swan. From this union Leda brought into the world two eggs from which Helen and the Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces) were eventually born. The union of Leda with Zeus in the form of a swan is a favorite subject in Hellenistic reliefs, the mural paintings in Pompeii, and painting of a later period (especially 15th- and 16th-century Italian painting: Leonardo da Vinci, Il Perugino, Correggio, Veronese, and Tintoretto).