Leda is an important figure in Greek mythology (Picture: EPA) Leda was said to have given birth to children fathered by the god Zeus, the Greek version of Jupiter, and by a mortal king of Sparta.

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.

The artwork portrays the Greek god Zeus – or Jupiter in Roman mythology – taking the form of a swan and seducing the Spartan Queen Leda, the wife of King Tyndareus. Depictions of Greek ...

ROME - Archaeologists have found a fresco in an ancient Pompeii bedroom that depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter, disguised as a swan, and a legendary queen of Sparta from Greek mythology ...

A discovery in Pompeii of a fresco mural depicting the Greek myth of “Leda and the Swan” shows that issues of consent facing women today were present nearly two thousand years ago.

Researchers in Pompeii have discovered a 2,000-year-old fresco depicting Phrixus and Helle, twin siblings from Greek mythology. ... well-preserved work was unearthed at the House of Leda, ...

ROME — Archaeologists have found a fresco in an ancient Pompeii bedroom that depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter, disguised as a swan, and a legendary queen of Sparta from Greek mythology ...