ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ‘Leda and the Swan’, who wooes Leda in guise of a swan?
A
Mars
B
Hercules
C
Zeus
D
Bacchus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces and has sex with Leda.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, in Homer’s Odyssey, the hero Odysseus sees Leda on his tour through Hades. Leda was seduced by Zeus when the god took the form of a swan. The result of this union was an egg from which the beautiful Helen was born.

Detailed explanation-3: -Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman on the planet, is the daughter of Leda and Zeus. Helen, with “the face that launched a thousand ships.” Her lesser known twin is Clytemnestra. The two sisters go on to marry brothers, King Menelaus and King Agamemnon. These two are primarily featured in The Iliad.

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