English Explanatory Dictionary

Leda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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. A moon of Jupiter.
  3. 38 Leda, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

Pronunciation

/ˈliːdə/

Word forms

Leda

Synonyms

38 Leda ㊳
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