Leda

See also: leda

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːdə/

Proper noun

Leda f

  1. (Greek mythology) The wife of Tyndareus and mother of Helen, Clytemnestra and Castor and Pollux hatched from eggs as a result of a seduction by Zeus in the guise of a swan
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
  3. (astronomy) 38 Leda, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

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Etymology

Ancient Greek Λήδα (Lḗda).

Proper noun

Leda f

  1. (Greek mythology) Leda
  2. A female given name
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