Leda e o cisne (Leda and the swan)

Leda teria sido rainha de Esparta e mulher de Tíndaro. Zeus metamorfoseou-se em cisne e seduziu-a. O resultado do acasalamento foram dois ovos que chocou. Deles nasceram: Clitemnestra, Helena, Castor, Póllux.


Leda is said to have been queen of Sparta and Tyndareus’ wife. Zeus metamorphosed into a swan and seduced her. The result of the mating were two hatched eggs; from them issued Clytemnestra, Helen, Castor and Pollux.

Timotheus-'Leda and the swan'-sculpture (roman copy) Madrid-Museo del Prado

Unknown-'Leda and the swan'-mosaic-3rd century AD Nicosia-Cyprus Museum (from Palea Paphos-santuary of Aphrodite)

Jacopo Carucci or Pontormo (1494-1556)-'Leda and the swan'-tempera on wood-ca 1515 Firenze-Galleria degli Uffizi

Francesco Meltzy (ca 1491-1570) after of the lost Leonardo original -'Leda and the swan' Firenze-Galleria degli Uffizi

Gustave Moreau (1826-1908)-'Leda and the swan'-oil on canvas-(1865-1875) Paris-Musée Gustave Moreau