The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Leda, Queen of Aetolia ( - )
Mother of the Dioscuri, Helen of Troy, and Clytemnestra. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-3628?rskey=UFl4sP&result=1 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda_(mythology) Relationships: Leda was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Jupiter / Zeus (-)Castor (-) was a son of Leda
Pollux (-) was a son of Leda
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References in Documents:
Bargrave's catalogue: Rara, Antiqua, et Numismata Bargraviana (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16a) (10). Item, a Leda
Gentle Traveller (Curatorial catalogue) (f) Bronze figure of Leda with swan . H: 8.3cms . . . supposed to be modern but cast from ancient. Brass
pedestal spiked and brazed on, H: 3.5 cms. B10.