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👤 Leda

  • <span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="10127961" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_10127961">🏛️ the Tomb of Hyacinthos (Amyclai) </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="11308061" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_11308061">🏺 the Tapestry of Arachne </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-11352" data-type_id="11352" data-object_id="11321484" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11321484">🎨 Cult Statue of Nemesis from Rhamnous, by Agoracritus (LIMC Agamemnon 4)</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-11352" data-type_id="11352" data-object_id="11321537" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11321537">🎨 Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)</span>
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    mother of Helen
    Daughter of
    👤 Thestios (Aitolian) son of Ares or Agenor, father of LedaApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)PausaniasGeographyPausaniasAsiosEpicAsiosMiddle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)🌍 Samos (island) island in the Aegean SeaHesiod, EhoiaiHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)HesiodStraboStraboEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisTragedy & SatyrEuripidesMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaEuripidesEuripides, Helen👤 Eurythemis wife of ThestiosApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Glaucos (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos, mortal father of BellerophonEumelos, CorinthiacaEpicEumelosGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Panteidyia mother of LedaEumelos, CorinthiacaEpicEumelosGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid
    Mother of
    👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Homer, OdysseyEpicHomerGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE) Homeric Hymn 33 to the DioscouroiEarly Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Homeric Hymn Homeric Hymn 17 to the DioscouroiLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucianLucianLucian, A Professor of Public SpeakingPindar, Olympian 3PindarEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Acragas (Sicily) city in Sicily, now called AgrigentoPindarPindar, Pythian 4🌍 Cyrene (Libya) city in LibyaOvid, AmoresOvidLatinEuripides, HelenTragedy & SatyrEuripidesMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaEuripidesPindar, Nemean 10🌍 Argos (city) city in the PeloponneseHellanicosHellanicosD-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE) CypriaAlcmanAlcmanPolemonPolemonLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)StraboGeographyStrabo👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Homer, OdysseyEpicHomerGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE) Homeric Hymn 33 to the DioscouroiEarly Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Homeric Hymn Homeric Hymn 17 to the DioscouroiLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucianLucianLucian, A Professor of Public SpeakingPindar, Olympian 3PindarEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Acragas (Sicily) city in Sicily, now called AgrigentoPindarPindar, Pythian 4🌍 Cyrene (Libya) city in LibyaOvid, AmoresOvidLatinEuripides, HelenTragedy & SatyrEuripidesMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaEuripidesPindar, Nemean 10🌍 Argos (city) city in the PeloponneseHellanicosHellanicosD-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE) CypriaAlcmanAlcmanPolemonPolemonLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)StraboGeographyStrabo👤 Timandra (Spartan) daughter of TyndareosApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Hesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Hesiod👤 Clytaimnestra wife of AgamemnonApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Hesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)HesiodAeschylus, AgamemnonTragedy & SatyrAeschylusEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaAeschylusEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisEuripidesMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)Euripides👤 Phylonoe daughter of TyndareosApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Hesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Hesiod👤 Helen Helen of TroyApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Lucian, Judgement of the GoddessesLucianLucianLucian, The Dream, or the CockEuripides, HelenTragedy & SatyrEuripidesMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaEuripidesHellanicosHellanicosD-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE) CypriaEpicEarly Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Geometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)AlcmanAlcmanPolemonPolemonLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)StraboGeographyStraboEuripides, Iphigenia at Aulis👤 Phoibe (Spartan) daughter of Leda and TyndareosEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisTragedy & SatyrEuripidesGreekMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaEuripides
    Wife of
    👤 Tyndareos king of SpartaApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)StraboGeographyStrabo
    Has children with
    👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE) Homeric Hymn 33 to the DioscouroiEarly Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Homeric Hymn Homeric Hymn 17 to the DioscouroiLucian, Judgement of the GoddessesLucianLucianLucian, The Dream, or the CockLucian, A Professor of Public SpeakingPindar, Pythian 4PindarEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Cyrene (Libya) city in LibyaPindarPindar, Nemean 10Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Argos (city) city in the PeloponneseEuripides, HelenTragedy & SatyrEuripides🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaEuripides CypriaEpicGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)D-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)👤 Tyndareos king of SpartaApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Homer, OdysseyEpicHomerGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE) Homeric Hymn 33 to the DioscouroiEarly Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Homeric Hymn Homeric Hymn 17 to the DioscouroiHesiod, EhoiaiHesiodHesiodPindar, Olympian 3PindarEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 Acragas (Sicily) city in Sicily, now called AgrigentoPindarPindar, Nemean 10Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Argos (city) city in the PeloponneseEuripides, HelenTragedy & SatyrEuripides🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaEuripides
    Conceived at
    🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in LaconiaEumelos, CorinthiacaEpicEumelosGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid
    Dies at
    🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in LaconiaEuripides, HelenTragedy & SatyrEuripidesGreekMiddle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaEuripides
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of HadesHomer, OdysseyEpicHomerGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Lucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucianMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Lucian
    Related Entities
    👤 Achilles 👤 Agamemnon 👤 Althaia 👤 Antiope (Theban) 👤 Ariadne 👤 Castor (Spartan) 👤 Clytaimnestra 👤 Danae 👤 Elpenor 👤 Eos 👤 Euippos (Aitolian) 👤 Europe (Phoinician & Cretan) 👤 Eurypylos (Aitolian) 👤 Eurythemis 👤 Ge 👤 Zeus (Olympian) 👤 Ganymedes (s. of Tros) 👤 Glaucos (Corinthian) 🌍 the Underworld 👤 Hermes 👤 Hermione (Spartan) 👤 Hyacinthos (Spartan) 👤 Iphiclos (s. of Thestios) 👤 Helen 👥 the Horai 👥 the Muses 👤 Phaidra 👤 Phylonoe 👤 Plexippos (s. of Thestios) 👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) 👤 Menelaos 👤 Nemesis 👤 Neoptolemos 👤 Nireus (Symian) 👤 Odysseus 👤 Teiresias 👤 Thestios (Aitolian) 👤 Timandra (Spartan) 👤 Tyndareos 👤 Tyro 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 👤 Hypermnestra (d. of Thestios) 👤 Eros 👤 Moros 👤 Momos 🏺 the Eggs of Leda 👤 Narcissos 🏺 the Egg of Nemesis 👤 Hippeus (Spartan) 🌍 Mount Taygete (Laconia/Messenia) 👤 Panteidyia 👤 Phoibe (Spartan)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.10📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.8.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.5📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.6📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.7📖 Pausanias 3.13.8📖 Pausanias 3.19.5📖 Pausanias 1.33.7📖 Pausanias 1.33.8📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.298-11.304📖 Homeric Hymn 33 to the Dioscouroi 1-15📖 Homeric Hymn 17 to the Dioscouroi 1-5📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 19 Most📖 Cypria fr. 1 West📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 25 West📖 Asios fr. 6 West📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 4.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 6.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 18.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 25.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 5.1-5.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Judgement of the Goddesses 13-16📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 5📖 Lucian, The Dream, or the Cock 17📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 2📖 Lucian, A Professor of Public Speaking 24📖 Pindar, Olympian 3 1-45📖 Ps-Lucian, The Patriot 4📖 Ps-Lucian, Charidemos 7📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 169-202📖 Pindar, Nemean 10 55-90📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.144📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 3.242📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.5📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.104-6.128📖 Strabo 9.1.17📖 Strabo 10.2.24📖 Ovid, Amores 1.3📖 Ovid, Amores 1.10📖 Ovid, Amores 2.4📖 Ovid, Amores 2.11📖 Aeschylus, Agamemnon 914-920📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 49-79📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 742-860📖 Euripides, Helen 1-30📖 Euripides, Helen 134-163📖 Euripides, Helen 1621-1692⚒️ Captions on Wall Paintings from the Tomb of the Veteran Gaius Ammonis (N173), North Necropolis, Cyrene (In Situ)
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, Odyssey CypriaEumelos, CorinthiacaPausaniasAsios Homeric Hymn 33 to the Dioscouroi Homeric Hymn 17 to the DioscouroiHesiod, EhoiaiStraboLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, Judgement of the GoddessesLucian, On SacrificesLucian, The Dream, or the CockLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, A Professor of Public SpeakingPindar, Olympian 3Ps-Lucian, The PatriotPs-Lucian, CharidemosPindar, Pythian 4Pindar, Nemean 10D-Scholia, IliadOvid, MetamorphosesAeschylus, AgamemnonOvid, AmoresEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisEuripides, Helen
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Cypria fr. 1 West📖 Cypria fr. 12 West📖 Asios fr. 6 West📖 Hellanicos fr. 168 Fowler📖 Alcman fr. 21 PMG📖 Polemon fr. 10 Preller
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Citarista I 4, 5.25, Pompeii (MANN 112282, 111472, 120034; PALP r1-i4-p5-space-20)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Toro V 1, 7, Pompeii (PALP r5-i1-p7-space-9)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Regina Margherita V 2, 1, Pompeii (PALP r5-i2-p1-space-o)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Forno di Ferro VI 13, 6, Pompeii (PALP r6-i13-p6-space-4)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vettii VI 15, 1, Pompeii (PALP r6-i15-p1-space-e)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa degli Amorini Dorati VI 16, 7.38, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p7-space-c)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa degli Amorini Dorati VI 16, 7.38, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p7-space-r)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Vasi di Vetro VI 5, 5, Pompeii (PALP r6-i5-p5-space-12)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Meleagro VI 9, 2.13, Pompeii (PALP r6-i9-p2-space-14)🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VII 12, 17.21, Pompeii (PALP r7-i12-p17-space-b)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di L. Cornelius Diadumenus VII 12, 26, Pompeii (MANN 111437, 111441; PALP r7-i12-p26-space-h)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Marinaio VII 15, 2, Pompeii (PALP r7-i15-p2-space-h)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Caccia Antica VII 4, 48, Pompeii (MANN 9549; PALP r7-i4-p48-space-4)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Venere in Conchiglia II 3, 3, Pompeii (PALP r2-i3-p3-space-14)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Giuseppe II; VIII 2, 39, Pompeii (MANN 9550; PALP r8-i2-p39)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Postumii VIII 4, 4.49, Pompeii (PALP r8-i4-p4-space-10)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa della Fontana d'Amore IX 2, 6-7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i2-p6-space-k)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Fabius Rufus VII 16, 22, Pompeii (LIMC Apollo 421; PALP r7-i16-p22-space-62)🎨 Wall painting from Herculaneum (MANN 27695; LIMC Leda 77)🎨 Wall painting from Herculaneum (Louvre P 18)🎨 Wall paintings from a House in the Via Graziosa, Rome (Vatican 41013, 41016, 41024, 41026)🎨 Wall Paintings from The Black Room in IX 10 , Pompeii (PALP r9-i10)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa Meridionale V 6 , Pompeii (PALP r5-i6)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Capitelli Colorati VII 4, 31.51, Pompeii (PALP r7-i4-p31-space-31)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Capitelli Colorati VII 4, 31.51, Pompeii (ADS 619C; PALP r7-i4-p31)🎨 Wall Paintings from cubiculum W26 in Villa Arianna, Stabiae (MANN 9546, 4978)🎨 Wall Paintings from the Tomb of the Veteran Gaius Ammonis (N173), North Necropolis, Cyrene (In Situ)
    Reported depictions
    🏛️ the Tomb of Hyacinthos (Amyclai) 🏺 the Tapestry of Arachne 🎨 Cult Statue of Nemesis from Rhamnous, by Agoracritus (LIMC Agamemnon 4)🎨 Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)
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