Leda is a woman in Greek myth — the wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta. The story people always tell about her is this: the god Zeus wanted her, so he turned himself into a swan, a big white water bird, and came to her in that shape. From that night, and from the same night with her husband, came four famous children — Helen, whose beauty later started the Trojan War; Clytemnestra; and the twin brothers Castor and Pollux. In some versions Leda lays eggs, which is why old paintings sometimes show eggs beside her.

Leda is a woman in Greek mythLeda（麗達）是希臘神話裡的一位女性 the wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta斯巴達國王Tyndareus（廷達瑞斯）的妻子 The story people always tell about her is this人們總是這樣講她的故事 the god Zeus wanted her宙斯這位神想要她 so he turned himself into a swan於是他把自己變成一隻天鵝 a big white water bird一種大型的白色水鳥 and came to her in that shape以那個樣子來到她身邊 From that night, and from the same night with her husband從那一夜，以及同一夜她和丈夫在一起 came four famous children生下了四個著名的孩子 Helen, whose beauty later started the Trojan War海倫，她的美貌後來引發了特洛伊戰爭 Clytemnestra克呂泰涅斯特拉 and the twin brothers Castor and Pollux還有雙胞胎兄弟Castor和Pollux（卡斯托爾和波魯克斯） In some versions Leda lays eggs在有些版本裡，Leda生下的是蛋 which is why old paintings sometimes show eggs beside her這就是為什麼舊畫作裡有時會在她身邊畫著蛋

You do not need this word to talk about your day. You need it because it is everywhere in Western art and writing.

You do not need this word to talk about your day你聊自己的日常生活不需要用到這個字 You need it你需要它 because it is everywhere in Western art and writing是因為它在西方藝術和文學裡到處都是

'Leda and the Swan' is the name of dozens of famous paintings and sculptures, and of a very well-known poem by the Irish poet W. B. Yeats. When a museum label or an article says 'Leda', it is pointing at that scene.

'Leda and the Swan' is the name of dozens of famous paintings and sculptures『Leda and the Swan』（麗達與天鵝）是好幾十幅知名畫作和雕塑的名稱 and of a very well-known poem by the Irish poet W. B. Yeats也是愛爾蘭詩人W. B. Yeats（葉慈）一首非常有名的詩的名稱 When a museum label or an article says 'Leda'當博物館標籤或文章寫著『Leda』 it is pointing at that scene指的就是這個場景

It is worth being honest with students about what the story is. Older books call it a seduction or a love story, and the paintings are often beautiful and calm. Zeus takes the shape of an animal so that Leda cannot refuse or even understand what is happening, and modern readers — including Yeats — read the scene as violence, not romance. Both readings are out there, and you will meet both.

It is worth being honest with students about what the story is值得對學生誠實說明這個故事到底是什麼 Older books call it a seduction or a love story舊書把它稱為引誘或愛情故事 and the paintings are often beautiful and calm畫作也常常畫得很美、很平靜 Zeus takes the shape of an animal宙斯化身成動物的樣子 so that Leda cannot refuse or even understand what is happening讓Leda無法拒絕，甚至無法理解發生了什麼事 and modern readers — including Yeats — read the scene as violence, not romance而現代讀者——包括Yeats在內——把這個場景讀作暴力，而不是浪漫 Both readings are out there兩種解讀都存在 and you will meet both你兩種都會遇到

The name is also used in astronomy: Leda is one of Jupiter's small moons, named, like Jupiter's other moons, after someone Zeus (Jupiter to the Romans) pursued.

The name is also used in astronomy這個名字也用在天文學裡 Leda is one of Jupiter's small moonsLeda是木星的一顆小衛星 named, like Jupiter's other moons就像木星其他的衛星一樣，是這樣命名的 after someone Zeus (Jupiter to the Romans) pursued以曾被宙斯（羅馬名為Jupiter）追求過的人來命名