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When
Zeus
and Nemesis coupled in the form of swans, they had an egg that was
entrusted to Leda, the wife of Spartan King Tyndareus. In some versions Leda
simply waited for the egg to hatch, and in others she internalized it and
delivered Helen herself. Helen was the sister of Polydeuces
and the stepsister of Caster and Clytaemnesta. She was abducted at a young age
by Theseus and Peirithous. The two gods drew names to see which would
marry
her. Thesus won and he married Helen. He had promised to find
Peirithous a wife and he did. It was Persephone.
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Helen Facts
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| Mother |
Nemesis
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| Father |
Zeus |
| Husband |
Theseus |
| Children |
none |
| Siblings |
none |
| Roman
Name |
none |
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