Greek legend says that Leda lived in Sparta, and was a beautiful woman. She caught the eye of Tyndareus, the King of Sparta, and they were married. She had several children as his Queen, including the famous Helen of Troy. Helen was not Tyndareus' child, but a child of the god Zeus.
Zeus came to earth disguised as a massive swan. Enraptured with Leda's beauty, he seduced her and, still in his swan form, made love to her. She then produced an egg from which Helen was born.
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