Explore Leda through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Leda meaning
- The wife of Tyndareus and mother of Helen, Clytemnestra and Castor and Pollux hatched from eggs as a result of a seduction by Zeus in the guise of a swan
- A moon of Jupiter.
- 38 Leda, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.
Synonyms of Leda
Using Leda
- The main meaning on this page is: The wife of Tyndareus and mother of Helen, Clytemnestra and Castor and Pollux hatched from eggs as a result of a seduction by Zeus in the guise of a swan | A moon of Jupiter. | 38 Leda, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.
- Useful related words include: mythical being.
- In the example corpus, leda often appears in combinations such as: leda and, of leda, leda seated.
Context around Leda
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leda
- In this selection, "leda" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inception, knight, mythology, seated, cosmides and dedicated stand out and add context to how "leda" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and long leda an elvish and as if leda had given. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leda" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leda
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Leda is an important figure in Greek mythology. (8 words)
Like many artists, he imagines the beak penetrating Leda's vagina. (11 words)
Lycian lada may also be the origin of the Greek name Λήδα Leda. (13 words)
Shadow of the Erdtree will be familiar with the disparate collection of NPCs that enter the game's story, from the charismatic Ansbach to the kindly Moore to the leader of the bunch, Needle Knight Leda. (36 words)
Biologists John Tooby and Leda Cosmides were puzzled by the fact that in the US race is one of the three characteristics most often used in brief descriptions of individuals (the others are age and sex). (36 words)
In the Swedish folktale Little Rosa and Long Leda, an elvish woman (älvakvinna) arrives in the end and saves the heroine, Little Rose, on condition that the king's cattle no longer graze on her hill. (36 words)
Example sentences (18)
Leda and the Swan by Correggio Leonardo da Vinci began making studies in 1504 for a painting, apparently never executed, of Leda seated on the ground with her children.
According to myth, the sexual act, which many consider nonconsensual, occurred on the same night that Leda had sex with her husband.
Leda dedicated years to teaching how to identify and eat these plants, with the goal of helping people to reduce their carbon footprint by consuming locally grown foods.
Since its inception, Leda Health, formally known as MeToo Kits, has been met with skepticism and legal challenges from government officials and advocates of sexual-assault survivors.
The feature directorial debut of Maggie Gyllenhaal, stars Olivia Colman as Leda, a vacationing college professor who becomes obsessed with the inner dynamics of a neighboring family.
Shadow of the Erdtree will be familiar with the disparate collection of NPCs that enter the game's story, from the charismatic Ansbach to the kindly Moore to the leader of the bunch, Needle Knight Leda.
According to Greek mythology, Leda was seduced - some say raped - by Zeus while he took on the form of a swan.
Leda is an important figure in Greek mythology.
Accounts differ over which of Leda's four children, two pairs of twins, were fathered by Zeus and which by Tyndareus.
Biologists John Tooby and Leda Cosmides were puzzled by the fact that in the US race is one of the three characteristics most often used in brief descriptions of individuals (the others are age and sex).
In the Swedish folktale Little Rosa and Long Leda, an elvish woman (älvakvinna) arrives in the end and saves the heroine, Little Rose, on condition that the king's cattle no longer graze on her hill.
Leda Cosmides and John Tooby noted that William James (1842–1910) argued that humans have more instincts than animals, and that greater freedom of action is the result of having more psychological instincts, not fewer.
Like many artists, he imagines the beak penetrating Leda's vagina.
Lycian lada may also be the origin of the Greek name Λήδα Leda.
Palumba made another engraving in about 1512, presumably influenced by Leonardo's sketches for his earlier composition, showing Leda seated on the ground and playing with her children.
She was famous for her striptease performance of " Leda and the Swan ". citation From these accounts, it appears that the practice was hardly exceptional nor new.
The description of the sexual action going on makes it seem almost beautiful, as if Leda had given her consent.
This shows Leda and the Swan making love with gusto, despite being on top of a triumphal car, being pulled along and surrounded by a considerable crowd.
Common combinations with leda
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- leda and 3×
- of leda 2×
- leda seated 2×
- leda had 2×
- leda cosmides 2×