Look up Leda or leda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leda may refer to: Leda (mythology), queen of Sparta and mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology...
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Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces or rapes Leda, a Spartan queen...
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In Greek mythology, Leda (/ˈliːdə, ˈleɪ-/; Ancient Greek: Λήδα [lɛ́ːdaː]) was an Aetolian princess who became a Spartan queen. According to Ovid, she...
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Hozier (redirect from Swan Upon Leda)
release of Unreal Unearth, Hozier released the single Swan Upon Leda. Named after the Leda and the Swan Greek myth, Hozier stated on social media that the...
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Leda and the Swan is a classical myth. Leda and the Swan may also refer to: Leda and the Swan (Copenhagen), statue Leda and the Swan (Correggio), an oil...
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Leda Health, formerly known as MeToo Kits, is an American company founded in 2019 with its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Leda Health aimed...
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HMS Leda may refer to one of the following ships of the British Royal Navy named after the Leda of Greek mythology: HMS Leda (1783), a 36-gun fifth rate...
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Aldous Huxley (redirect from Leda (poetry collection))
Aldous Leonard Huxley (/ˈɔːldəs/ AWL-dəs; 26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books...
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and entrepreneur. She is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Leda Health. Madison Campbell was born in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania in 1995. She...
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The story of Leda and the Swan was the subject of two compositions by Leonardo da Vinci from perhaps 1503–1510. Neither survive as paintings by Leonardo...
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Andromeda Galaxy (redirect from LEDA 2557)
The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged...
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Melanitis leda, the common evening brown, is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found...
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Leda is a river in north-western Germany in the state of Lower Saxony. The Leda is a right tributary of the Ems and originates at the confluence of the...
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translator, Leda Caruso, meets Nina, a young mother, after Nina's three-year-old daughter Elena goes momentarily missing on the beach. Leda finds Elena...
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Leda Atomica is an oil painting by Salvador Dalí, from 1949. It is exhibited in the Dalí Theatre and Museum in Figueres. The picture depicts Leda, the...
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Leda Battisti (born 24 February 1971) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Born in Poggio Bustone, Rieti, Battisti graduated in classical guitar at the conservatory...
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Leda Bruna Rafanelli (1880–1971) was an Italian publisher, anarchist, and prolific author. Leda Bruna Rafanelli was born on July 4, 1880, in Pistoia,...
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Leda Maria Linhares Nagle (born 5 January 1951) is a Brazilian journalist, writer, actress and television presenter. She hosted the program Sem Censura...
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Leda /ˈliːdə/, also known as Jupiter XIII, is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles T. Kowal at the Mount Palomar Observatory...
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directorial debut, starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Dakota Johnson. Leda is an English literature professor who decides to spend the summer holidays...
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Afrodryas leda, the autumn leaf vagrant or orange-and-lemon, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found throughout Africa. The wingspan is 50–55 mm...
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38 Leda is a large, dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer J. Chacornac on January 12, 1856, and named after Leda, the mother...
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Leda and the Swan is a lost tempera on canvas painting by Michelangelo, produced in 1530, but now only surviving in copies and variants. The work depicted...
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Leda Cosmides (born May 1957) is an American psychologist, who, together with anthropologist husband John Tooby, pioneered the field of evolutionary psychology...
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LEDA 1000714 is a ring galaxy in the constellation Crater. LEDA 1000714 is one of a very rare group of galaxies called Hoag-type galaxies, named after...
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Austrolestes leda is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, commonly known as a wandering ringtail. It is found across eastern Australia...
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Stabiae (redirect from Leda (fresco))
Stabiae (Castellammare di Stabia), Naples National Archaeological Museum Leda and the swan Fresco depicting a seated woman, from the Villa Arianna at Stabiae...
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Leda and the Swan is a c.1505-1507 oil and resin on panel painting by a painter in the circle of Leonardo da Vinci. It may have originated in the Gualtieri...
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Graham McRae (redirect from Leda GM1)
F5000. The car was initially designated the Leda LT27 following Terry's designs. McRae used the name Leda GM1 for his personal car. In mid-1972 McRae...
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by different fathers. Zeus, who seduced Leda and conceived Pollux while Tyndareus, the king of Sparta and Leda's husband, conceived Castor. When Castor...
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