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The daughter of Thestios and the consort of Zeus; the mother of Kastor (Castor) and Polydeukes (Polydeuces or Pollux), Phoibe (Phoebe), Klytemnestra (Clytemnestra) and Helen; she was the wife of the king of Sparta, Tyndareus.
Zeus came to Leda in the guise of a swan and seduced her; it’s not clear if Tyndareus or Zeus was the father of Leda’s children but Kastor, Polydeukes and Helen are assumed to be the children of Zeus while Klytemnestra and Phoibe are assumed to be the daughters of Tyndareus; the tragic lives of her children compelled Leda to kill herself.
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