In 'Leda and the Swan', who wooes Leda in guise of a swan ?
Correct answer: C. Zeus
- A. Mars
- B. Hercules
- C. Zeus
- D. Bacchus
Explanation
In Yeats's 'Leda and the Swan', Zeus approaches and ravishes Leda while disguised as a swan. The poem reworks the classical Greek myth of their encounter.
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