This is the type of animal, according to the Irish legend of the Children of Lir, that Fionnuala and
This is the type of animal, according to the Irish legend of the Children of Lir, that Fionnuala and her brothers were turned into for nine hundred years. Apollo was surrounded by these animals when he was born and rode one to the land of the Hyperboreans. According to Finnish legend, a black one lived on the Tuoni River. In a Wagner opera Lohengrin was guided by one of these animals, and in a Tchaikovsky ballet Odette was turned into one. Name this animal whose form was taken by Zeus when he seduced Leda.
This is the type of animal, according to the Irish legend of the Children of Lir, that Fionnuala and her brothers were turned into for nine hundred years.
Swan(s) (prompt Bird(s))