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 a fancy to her.

World News Leda and the Swan: A Fresco Comes to Life in Pompeii Excavation ROME — The ancient Pompeian fresco depicting the mythological scene of Leda and the swan was well preserved.

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Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1696-1749) modeled this group of Leda placing a flower wreath around the swan’s neck while a putto watches from her side with sly curiosity. Meissen figures and figure ...

Leda and the Swan Anna Caritj. Riverhead, $28 (352p) ISBN 978-0-525-54014-4 Caritj pulls off a smart twist on the campus novel in her thrilling debut.