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Leda and the Swan
Leda, the wife of the king, was resting by the river. She saw an eagle attacking a swan. It turns out that the swan was the god Zeus and the eagle was Aphrodite. So these gods tricked Leda. Leda saves the swan, puts it on her lap and falls asleep. Zeus has intercourse with the sleeping Leda. The same day Leda has intercourse with her husband. Leda "gives birth" to two eggs with four children in them. One of the children was Helen of Troy.
