Leda

American  

[lee-duh, ley-] / ˈli də, ˈleɪ- /

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.

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Leda ¹ British  

/ 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

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Leda ² British  

/ ˈliːdə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

In a souvenir shop selling magnets and T-shirts, Leda is all in favour of the Bezos-Sanchez bonanza.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

Inspired by the work of acclaimed Asian American designer Isamu Noguchi, Georgia ic25’s Leda rings are designed “to emulate the organic outlines used in Noguchi’s sculptures.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

New York issued a cease-and-desist letter in 2019 to two companies selling at-home kits, Preserve Group and #MeToo Kits Company, which would later become Leda Health.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

The role required a deep level of vulnerability from Buckley, whose version of Leda often acts on impulse or out of fear.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023

With Ma at work, I’m the one to tell Ray and Leda there’s no money for ice cream when the Mister Softee truck chimes.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes