Commentary on Leda and The Swan by Raja H R Bobbili.

... Commentary on Leda And The Swan By Raja H R Bobbili Draft 1 Commentary on Leda and the Swan This poem is a narrative of an incident from the Greek mythology, where Leda is raped by the Greek God Zeus, who disguised himself as a swan. When read for the first time, the poem might appear to be a recital of just another bad incident in the Greek mythology; anyone who perceives it that way is totally wrong. The poem has very deep meanings and conveys a strong theme many times and in many way. This rape - a small incident, as it appears - has in fact given birth to a said-to-be work of art, Helen of Troy. This 'work of art' has eventually resulted into a massive genocide. Therefore, the poem revolves around a central that suggests how massive slaughters or genocides can occur from relatively very small incidents. This

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