Showing posts with label Leda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leda. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Castor and Pollux.

Castor (Κάστωρ) and Pollux (Πολυδεύκης) were twin brothers in Greek mythology. Also, they were called Dioscuri (Διόσκοροι, Διόσκουροι).

Leda (Λήδα) was Castor's and Pollux's mother. Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεος) (Tundáreōs) was Castor's father. Zeus was Pollux's father.

Timandra (Τιμάνδρα), Clytemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) (Klutaimnḗstra), Helen of Sparta, Philonoe (Φιλονόη), and Phoebe (Φοίβη) (Phoíbē) were Dioscuri siblings.

These brothers were on the expedition of the Argonauts.

Castor and Pollux saved their sister Helen (Ἑλένη) (Helénē) of Troy.

There are different stories about Dioscuri.





Sunday, July 2, 2023

Great people: Paolo Veronese.

Paolo Veronese, also known as Paolo Caliari was an Italian painter. He was born in 1528, in Verona.


Veronese had his own movement: Renaissance. Leda and the Swan (1585), Perseus and Andromeda (1576-1578), Adoration of the Magi (1573) are his famous works.



Paolo Veronese died in 1588, in Venice.



Saturday, December 11, 2021

Thestius.

 Thestius (Θέστιος) was a character in Greek legends. He was known as the king of Pleuronians in Aetolia. His parents were Ares and Demonice.

Leda and Althea were Thestius daughters.

There are myths and legends about this hero.

Source of image:

https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/mitolog%C3%ADa-griega-leda-y-el-cisne-gm688559852-126686507


Source of image:

https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/estatua-de-leda-y-el-cisne-de-bartolomeo-ammanati-gm1283330943-380781779



Source of image:

https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/bocetos-y-dibujos-de-leonardo-leda-y-el-detalle-del-peinado-de-cisne-gm656148840-119428325



Sunday, October 24, 2021

Tyndareus.

Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεος,) was a king of Sparta. His parents were Oebalus and Gorgophone. 

Spartan king married Leda, the Aetolian princess. Tyndareus was the father of Castror, Philinoe, Phoebe, Clytemnestra, and Timandra.

He met with other characters, gods, and goddesses, such as: Heracles, Aphrodite, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Helen of Troy, Odysseus, and etc.



Saturday, August 28, 2021

Clytemnestra.

 Clytemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) was known as the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, in Greek legends. Her parents were Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεος) and Leda. Clytemnestra's sister was Helen of Troy.

She had relations with other characters, such as: Aegisthus, Achilles, Artemis, and etc.

She killed her husband Agamemnon.

Clytemnestra had several children: Orestes, Electra, Aletes, Erigone, Chrysothemis.

Her son Orestes killed his mother. Clytemnestra was buried away from the city wall of Mycenae.

Artists and sculptors created different paintings and sculptures about this character.



Sunday, August 15, 2021

Leda.

 Leda (Λήδα) was a character of Greek myths and legends. Her father was Thestius, king of Pleuronians in Aetolia. Her mother was Deidameia.

Leda married king Tyndareus of Sparta. She had several children: beautiful Helen, Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, Timandra, Phoebe and Philonoe. 

There are many paintings and sculptures and Leda.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/croatia-zagreb-7-may-2017-stamp-637486831


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/russia-kaliningrad-19-april-2017-stamp-644669500


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/queen-sparta-leda-preparing-date-swan-1710059170


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/leda-swan-by-bartolomeo-amannatti-bargello-35636869


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/turin-piedmont-italy-may-16-2012-1309272766



Thursday, October 8, 2020

Helen of Troy.

 Helen of Troy (Ἑλένη) or Helen of Sparta and beautiful Helen. She was the most beautiful woman in the world. Her parents were Zeus (Ζεύς) and Leda (Λήδα). 

When beautiful Helen was a child, she was kidnapped by Theseus (Θησεύς) and Pirithous (Πειρίθοος). Helen of Sparta was in the temple of Artemis during that time. But they took Helen of Troy to Athens.

She lived in Sparta. Her husband was Menelaus (Μενέλαος,). They had a daughter Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη).

Hera (Ἥρα), Athena (Ἀθῆναι), and Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη,) had a dispute. Helen of Sparta was abducted by Paris. The apple of discord was the reason for this. 

During Judgment of Paris gave this golden apple of discord to Aphrodite. She promised to reward Paris with the woman he loves. He abducted beautiful Helen. 

Later the Trojan War started.

There are many paintings and statues about Helen of Troy.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-vector/paris-helen-after-ancient-painting-vintage-271069583




Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-vector/trojan-war-fourth-variant-vector-illustration-316915091



Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-vector/heroes-ancient-greek-myths-theseus-abducts-1284072952