Leda (mythology) and by him, mother of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux (also spelled "Castor and Polydeuces"). Leda also had other daughters by Tyndareus: Timandra, Phoebe, and Philonoe. 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 the Dioscuri). Which children are the
Castor, the Twin was a god, their mother human. Consequently, Castor was born human, while Pollux immortal. Castor is the milder of the two. Dessa said, "To me, many of the songs on "Castor" are the more organic 'twins' to the versions that were recorded for previous, highly produced projects like "A Badly Broken Code" or Paper Tiger's "Made Like Us". There's a human quality to these recordings that I hoped to convey in the title." In an interview with "The Indie Spiritualist", Dessa talked about the responses. "In the end, I was heartened by the responses of listeners, who seemed to really