In Greek mythology, Zeus appeared in the form of a swan to Queen Leda of Sparta. As a result, Leda laid two eggs. From one egg hatched Helen and Pollux (demigod children of Zeus), and from the other hatched Clytemnestra and Castor (mortal children of Leda's husband King Tyndareus).

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@bevanthomas why was Zeus always appearing to women in odd forms? was it to sneak up on them or did his girls just have really weird tastes in men?
@lalah
It usually was so that other people, especially Zeus' wife Hera and the father of the girl in question, wouldn't know what Zeus was up to.