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Yes, in that their mother was Leda and they were born together, however, Helen was daughter of Zeus and Clytemnestra the daughter of Tyndareus.

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she was her twin. all the legends say that clytemnestra was daughter of a mortal and Helen was daughter of Zues.

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Family information of Helen of troy?

Helen of Troy was the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, the king and queen of Sparta. Zeus appeared to Helen's mother in form of a swan, seducing her. Helen of Troy has two brothers and one sister: Castor and Polydeuces, and Clytemnestra. Helen then married Menelaus, the brother of Clytemnestra's husband, Aganemnon, and then later ran off with Paris of Troy.


Who got married to the hellen of troy?

Helen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus and was the sister of Castor, Pollux, and Clytemnestra. Helen of Troy married Paris, Paris was the son of King Priam of Troy.


Who is the mother of castor?

Leda, who was also mother to Polydeuces (Pollux), Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.


How many siblings did Helen of troy have?

She has 1 brother named Richard. I used to know the family very well when I lived in greenhill.


Who is leda's daughter?

Helen and Clytemnestra.


What was Helen of Troy's real name?

Helen of Troy and Helen of Sparta is the same person. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, sister of Castor, Pollux and Clytemnestra. She was married to King Menelaos of Sparta and she was the cause of the Greek - Trojan war that lasted 10 years and the lifes of many heroes from both sides.


Who was the wife of Agamemnon?

His wife was Clytemnestra. She killed him upon his return from Troy


Daughter of leda?

Leda had two daughters: Helen and Clytemnestra (also spelled Klytemnestra). Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world and taken by Paris to Troy, the cause of the Trojan War, so she is commonly known as Helen of Troy. They had two brothers as well, called Castor (Kastor) and Pollux (Polydeuces/Polydeukes).


How is Zeus important to Helen?

According to most legends, Zeus was the true father of Helen of Troy and Pollux -- hence they were immortal, unlike their siblings Castor and Clytemnestra, the children of Tyndareus. Helen's legendary beauty may also be tied to her divine origins.


Who was the sister of Castor and Pollux?

Helen of Troy was the sister of the twins Castor and Pollux. Their mother was Leda, and their other sister was Clytemnestra. Pollux was also immortal whereas Castor was mortal.


What is Gemini's greek gods name?

The Gemini are Pollux and Castor. They are the older twin brothers of Helen of Troy.


Who was helen's earth father?

In Greek mythology, Helen's earth father was Tyndareus, while her divine father was Zeus. Tyndareus was the mortal husband of Queen Leda, who was said to have been seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan, resulting in the birth of Helen along with her twin sister Clytemnestra.