Swans

Swans have become a feature of my work lately….

Swans in culture

• The Ugly Duckling
• Of love and fidelity
• Leda & the Swan – Zeus (in the form of a swan) rapes Leda
• The mute swan is a sacred bird of Apollo – a symbol of light
• Apollo was pulled in a chariot by swans – info about this and other swan stuff
• Children of Lir
• Swan Lake (wiki options)
• Swan Lake ballet
• Cygnus – the constellation
• The Wild Swans – Andersen
• The Six Swans – Grimm
• more on swans
• The Wild Swans at Coole – Yeats, with analysis