Xah Lee,2006, 2008.
Leda and the Swan↗ is a classic subject in the arts. The following are some image collections.
above: Leda and the Swan, 1530, by Michelangelo.
The story behind this painting, is that the all powerul god Zeus, shape-shifted himself into a swan so that he can cheat into fucking Leda. The outcome of this zoophilia↗, is the conception of Helen↗ & Clytemnestra↗ and twin Castor and Pollux↗. Of which, Helen is famed as the most beautiful mortal, and is the main issue of Trojan War↗. While, the twin Caster & Pollux, is famously known as the Gemini (Latin for twin), and a constellation is named after them.
above: «“Leda and the Swan” 1898-1900, Maurice Ferrary (1852-1904), Marble, green onyx and bronze, height 50.08cm» (Source↗ 2006-08)
above: From The Scindia Museum, Gwalior↗, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Source↗ 2006-08)
above: Not sure who is the artist. The image is from a section titled “Third Reich Nude Art Posters” from a site that sells Nazi memorabilia. (Source↗ 2006-11)
(if you know the artist, please let me know)
above: A very feminine rendering. The artist is probably Hilary Anne Pollock↗. Image source↗, accessed on 2006-08-26.
above: «Leda and The Swan, 1996, street sculpture (steel, neon, laser beam), Hotel Estrel, Berlin.» (Source↗ 2006-08)
above: left: ~2c BCE. Middle: bronze, Roman Imperial, ~1c CE, height: 14.7 cm. source↗, accessed on 2006-08-26. Right, from web, unknown.
above: A coin (1550s) made by the sculptor Antonio Abondio↗ (1538-1591). (Source↗ 2006-08)
above: «Leda And The Swan Hat By Ava West» (Source↗ 2008-03)
above: Leda And The Swan mosaic at a Aphrodite temple, Paphos↗, Cyprus. (Full size: leda_swan-mosaic_Paphos.jpg) (Source↗ 2008-03)
(Aphrodite↗ is the goddess of copulation, worshied at Cyprus (her birth place).) The temple was active from 12th cnetury BC to 4th C AD.
above: “Leda and the Swan”, ~1740. attributed to Francois Boucher↗. (1703-70) (Source↗ 2008-03)
above: “Leda and the Swan”, ~1910, by C A Holland (American, 19th-20th century). (Source↗ 2008-03)
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