LEDA in Mythology
LEDA
and the
Swan
Leda
Leda was a daughter of Thestius and the wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta.
She was a mortal seduced by Zeus in form of swan and gave birth to two eggs.
  1. From one hatched her daughter Helen and son Polydeuces
  2. From the other hatched Castor.
  3. Helen Better known as Helen of Troy, was considered the most beautiful mortal woman alive.
  4. Polydeuces and Castor became great friends and noted worriers in the Trojan War (Which their sister, Helen, played a role in causing)
HELEN
Helen the most beautiful woman in the world.
TROY
Well, the gods are always in in this type of thing.
Paris, son of Priam and Hecuba. Because of a prophecy that he would destroy Troy, he was abandoned on Mt. Ida, but shepherds rescued him.
Later he returned to Troy and was chosen as judge in a dispute among the goddesses; Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
Hera, offered him greatness.
Athena, promised success in war.
But he awarded the golden apple of discord to Aphrodite, who offered the most beautiful woman in the world.
It is implied that Helen was in love with Paris at first
His abduction of that woman, HELEN. Which is of course "Helen of Troy"
Well the king of Sparta got pissed off about Paris taking his wife. this caused the TROJAN WAR.

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