Leda in Brussels, Belgium

This marble sculpture of Leda was carved in 1734 by Jan-Baptiste van der Haegen. It is on permanent display in Warandepark in Brussels, Belgium In Greek mythology, Leda was the daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius, and wife of king Tyndareus of Sparta. Her myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of Leda and the Swan. She was the mother of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux. Leda was admired by Zeus, who seduced her in the guise of a swan. As a swan, Zeus fell into her arms for protection from a pursuing eagle. Their consummation, on the same night as Leda lay with her husband Tyndareus, resulted in two eggs from which hatched Helen (later known as the beautiful Helen of Troy), Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux (also known as theDioscuri). Which children are the progeny of Tyndareus the mortal king, and which are of Zeus and thus half-immortal, is not consistent among accounts, nor is which child hatched from which egg. The split is almost always half mortal, half divine, although the pairings do not always reflect the children's heritage pairings. Castor and Pollux are sometimes both mortal, sometimes both divine. One consistent point is that if only one of them is immortal, it is Pollux. It is also always stated that Helen is the daughter of Zeus. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)这件丽达（Leda）大理石雕塑由扬-巴蒂斯特·范德哈根（Jan-Baptiste van der Haegen）于1734年雕刻完成，现永久陈列于比利时布鲁塞尔的瓦安德公园（Warandepark）。 在希腊神话中，丽达是埃托利亚国王忒斯提俄斯（Thestius）之女，斯巴达国王廷达瑞俄斯（Tyndareus）的王后。她的神话故事衍生出文艺复兴及后世艺术中广为流传的“丽达与天鹅”创作母题。她是特洛伊的海伦（Helen of Troy）、克吕泰涅斯特拉（Clytemnestra）以及卡斯托耳与波吕丢刻斯（Castor and Pollux）的母亲。 宙斯爱慕丽达，遂化作天鹅接近并诱得其欢心。彼时宙斯为躲避追逐自身的老鹰，躲入丽达怀中寻求庇护。就在丽达与丈夫廷达瑞俄斯同房的当晚，二者结合并产下两枚卵，从中孵化出海伦（即后世闻名的绝世美女特洛伊的海伦）、克吕泰涅斯特拉，以及卡斯托耳与波吕丢刻斯（又称狄俄斯库里兄弟（Dioscuri））。关于哪些子嗣是凡人国王廷达瑞俄斯的后代，哪些是宙斯的半永生子嗣，各类记载并无统一定论；至于每个孩子分别产自哪枚卵，同样说法不一。通常的血统划分是一半凡人、一半神性，但亲子配对往往并不契合子嗣的实际神俗归属。卡斯托耳与波吕丢刻斯有时同为凡人，有时同为神性。唯一的共识是：若二人中仅有一人获得永生，则必为波吕丢刻斯。此外，所有记载均一致认定海伦是宙斯的女儿。 该作品隶属于“扫描世界（Scan The World）”项目。“扫描世界”是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造全球范围内可免费公开获取的、支持全3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标数字档案库。本项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。本次扫描采用摄影测量（Photogrammetry）技术，使用Agisoft PhotoScan软件完成后期处理。