ΛΗΔΑ, ληδα
LĒDA, lēda
Sounds Like: LEE-dah
Translations: Leda
From the root: ΛΗΔΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Leda is a figure in Greek mythology, most famously known as the queen of Sparta and the mother of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Castor, and Pollux. She is often associated with the myth where Zeus, disguised as a swan, seduces or rapes her, leading to the birth of her children from two eggs.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΗΔΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΛΗΔΑΣ — of Leda
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