Leda

[ lee-duh, ley- ]

/ ˈli də, ˈleɪ- /

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noun

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.

Astronomy. a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

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Words nearby Leda

lecturer, lectureship, Lecuona, lecythus, led, Leda, Leda and the swan, Ledbetter, LED display, lede, Lederberg

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How to use Leda in a sentence

Leda observes Nina on the beach with her young daughter, who seems willful and moody.
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Leda is more hospitable this time, and the two women discuss Callie’s pregnancy, evident from her swelling tummy.
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As the days pass with no sight of Charlotte, Leda becomes obsessed with finding her and piecing together what really happened that night.
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Her daughter is named Leta, which is derived from Leda, who was the mythological mother of Helen of Troy.
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His attention—and the attention of every man in the place—had been distracted by the entrance of Leda Crannon.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
Mike stayed away from Leda Crannon as much as possible; shipboard was no place to try to conduct a romance.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
Miss Crannon”—he glanced at Leda—“is a very beautiful woman—but I am not in love with her.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
Arachne showed Leda and the swan, and Europa and the bull, with such fidelity to nature that they seemed to move and breathe.
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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.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker

British Dictionary definitions for Leda (1 of 2)

Leda¹

/ (ˈliːdə) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Leda (2 of 2)

Leda²

/ (ˈliːdə) /

noun

astronomy a small satellite of Jupiter in an intermediate orbit

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