Leda

[ lee-duh, ley- ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
2. Astronomy. a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

Leda

¹

/ ˈliːdə /

noun

1. Greek myth a queen of Sparta who was the mother of Helen and Pollux by Zeus, who visited her in the form of a swan

Leda

²

/ ˈliːdə /

noun

1. astronomy a small satellite of Jupiter in an intermediate orbit

Example Sentences

Leda observes Nina on the beach with her young daughter, who seems willful and moody.

From Time

Leda is more hospitable this time, and the two women discuss Callie’s pregnancy, evident from her swelling tummy.

From Time

As the days pass with no sight of Charlotte, Leda becomes obsessed with finding her and piecing together what really happened that night.

From Time

Her daughter is named Leta, which is derived from Leda, who was the mythological mother of Helen of Troy.

From The Daily Beast

His attention—and the attention of every man in the place—had been distracted by the entrance of Leda Crannon.

From Project Gutenberg

Mike stayed away from Leda Crannon as much as possible; shipboard was no place to try to conduct a romance.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Crannon”—he glanced at Leda—“is a very beautiful woman—but I am not in love with her.

From Project Gutenberg

Arachne showed Leda and the swan, and Europa and the bull, with such fidelity to nature that they seemed to move and breathe.

From Project Gutenberg

As a swan he won the love of Leda, and their child was the fair-haired Helen whose beauty cost the men of Troy so dear.

From Project Gutenberg