Leda

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Leda

/ˈliːdə/

proper noun

Greek 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
A moon of Jupiter.
38 Leda, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.
Similar: 38 Leda, ㊳

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name Asteroid

中文	卵神星 Luǎnshénxīng
Français	Léda

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@misc{leda_2026,
  title = {Leda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}