Leda, who was also mother to Polydeuces (Pollux), Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.
Leda.
Leda.
Acrisius and Proteus
Leda daughter of Thestius and Laophohte or Eurythemis or Deidameia: she was Queen of Sparta, with her husband Tyndareus she had Castor with Zeus she had Pollux - though the boys are twins (born at the same time, different fathers).
Leda
Leda was the mother of Helen and Pollux. According to Greek mythology, she was the wife of King Tyndareus of Sparta and Zeus, who took the form of a swan, seduced her, leading to the birth of Helen 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.
Leda, who was also mother to Polydeuces (Pollux), Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.
Lede was the mother of Castor Pollux Helen and Clytemnestra.
Leda.
Leda.
Leda.
Acrisius and Proteus
Leda daughter of Thestius and Laophohte or Eurythemis or Deidameia: she was Queen of Sparta, with her husband Tyndareus she had Castor with Zeus she had Pollux - though the boys are twins (born at the same time, different fathers).
The pollux is the anatomical name for the thumb.
Castor and Pollux or Polydeuces were twin brothers, together known as the Dioscuri. Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, and Pollux the divine son of Zeus, when Castor was killed, Pollux asked Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together, and they were transformed into the constellation Gemini.