Leda and the Swan

TITLE: Leda and the Swan
DATE: Unknown
TYPE: Sculpture
MEDIUM: Bronze
 
ABOUT: The Sage Library was built in Bay City, Michigan in 1884. The Sage Library featured a classroom on the first floor, the library residing on the second floor, and a reading room on the third floor. The library was named after Henry Sage, a prominent sawmill owner from New York who gifted the building to the people of Bay City. Leda and the Swan is a Greek myth about the life of Leda, a beautiful Spartan queen. Leda was said to be so beautiful that she caught the eye of Zeus, God of the Heavens and Earth. Zeus would then transform into a majestic swan in order to get close to Leda. After their meeting, it is said that Leda laid two eggs, begetting four children. These children; Helen of Troy, Castor and Pollux, and Clytemnestra, all have important roles throughout Greek and Homeric mythos.
 
​LOCATION: Sage Branch Library, 100 E. Midland St., Bay City, MI 48706