The myth goes that Leda was seduced or raped by Zeus in the form of a swan By MILLY VINCENT FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:59 EDT, 25 November 2019 | Updated: 12:01 EDT, 25 November 2019 ...

The myth goes that Leda was seduced or raped by Zeus in the form of a swan. A mural depicting an erotic scene involving Zeus' lover Leda and a swan has been put on display for the first time today ...

ROME — The ancient Pompeian fresco depicting the mythological scene of Leda and the swan was well preserved. It shows the rape of the queen of Sparta by Jupiter, the Romans’ Zeus, in the form ...

An ancient fresco depicting an erotic scene from the Greek myth “Leda and the Swan” has been uncovered at the Pompeii archeological site in central Italy.

Leda is an important figure in Greek mythology. She was said to have borne children fathered by the god Zeus, the Greek version of Jupiter, and by a mortal king of Sparta.

This particular Greek myth is a peculiar one. As legend has it, Leda was seduced – some say raped – and impregnated by a swan, who was really Zeus, the Olympian king of the gods who had taken ...

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