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Lysander (other)
Lysander (died 395 BC) was a naval admiral of ancient Sparta. Lysander may also refer to: People *Lysander (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Lysander (Shakespeare), character in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' * Lysander Spooner (1808 – 1887), early American entrepreneur and legal theorist *Albert Lysander (1875–1956), Swedish Lutheran priest *Rick Lysander (born 1953), American professional baseball pitcher Military * HMS ''Lysander'', several ships of the British Royal Navy *Westland Lysander The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft that was used immediately before and during the Second World War. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft's ..., British military aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s Places * Lysander, New York Locomotives * GWR 4073 "Castle" Class No.5079 "Lysander" See also * Lysander (boat) * Lysandre (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander
Lysander (; grc-gre, Λύσανδρος ; died 395 BC) was a Spartan military and political leader. He destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, forcing Athens to capitulate and bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end. He then played a key role in Sparta's domination of Greece for the next decade until his death at the Battle of Haliartus. Lysander's vision for Sparta differed from most Spartans; he wanted to overthrow the Athenian Empire and replace it with Spartan hegemony. Early life Little is known of Lysander's early life. His year of birth is estimated at 454 BC. Some ancient authors record that his mother was a helot or slave. Lysander's father was Aristocritus, who was a member of the Spartan Heracleidae; that is, he claimed descent from Heracles but was not a member of a royal family. According to Plutarch, Lysander grew up in poverty and showed himself obedient, conformed to norms, and had a "manly spirit".Plutarch, Lives. Life of Lysander. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander (given Name)
Lysander is a masculine given name. Of Greek origin, its meaning is "liberator". The name comprises the elements "lysis" (freedom) and "andros" (man). Notable people with this name *Lysander, military general of ancient Sparta * Albert Lysander (1875–1956), Swedish Lutheran priest; one of the early pioneers of the Swedish High Church movement *Lysander Button (1810–1898), American inventor * Lysander Farrar (1812–1876), New York politician *Lysander Spooner (1808–1887), American political activist and legal theorist Fictional characters *Lysander I and IV, monarchs in the fictional CoDominium universe *Lysander (Shakespeare), character in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' *Lysander, a character in the video game Diablo II *Lysander, a Trojan warrior killed by Ajax the Great in Homer's ''Iliad'' *Lysander au Lune, a character introduced in the second book of Pierce Brown's Red Rising series. * Lysandre, the main antagonist in the video games ''Pokémon X and Y'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander (Shakespeare)
Lysander is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. A handsome young man of Athens, Lysander is in love with Egeus's daughter Hermia. However, Egeus does not approve of Lysander and prefers his daughter to marry a man called Demetrius. Meanwhile, Hermia's friend Helena Helena may refer to: People *Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer *Helena, mother of Constantine I Places Greece * Helena (island) Guyana * ... has fallen in love with Demetrius. When Hermia is forced to choose between dying, never seeing a man again or marrying Demetrius by the next full moon, she and Lysander run away into the forest near Athens. After Lysander is put under Puck's spell, being mistaken for Demetrius he falls in love with Helena, but Helena loves Demetrius. Eventually, the spell is reversed and Lysander marries Hermia. There is a party at the end wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander Spooner
Lysander Spooner (January 19, 1808May 14, 1887) was an American individualist anarchist, abolitionist, entrepreneur, essayist, legal theorist, pamphletist, political philosopher, Unitarian and writer. Spooner was a strong advocate of the labor movement and anti-authoritarian and individualist anarchist in his political views.Martin, James J. (1953)''Men Against the State: The Expositers of Individualist Anarchism in America, 1827–1908'' Auburn: Mises Institute. pp. 167–201. .Rosemont, Henry Jr. (2015). ''Against Individualism: A Confucian Rethinking of the Foundations of Morality, Politics, Family, and Religion''. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 78. . His economic and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Lysander
Albert Lysander (1875–1956) was a Swedish Lutheran priest and one of the early pioneers of the Swedish High Church Lutheranism, High Church movement. While travelling in England, he visited the Cowley Fathers, Community of the Resurrection, and in London St Paul's Cathedral and All Saints, Margaret Street. Lysander was parish priest of St Petri, Malmö. In October, 1919, Lysander was the initiator in forming the ''Sodalitium Confessionis Apostolicæ'' (SCA), a moderately high church sodality for priests in Church of Sweden. SCA was founded in influenced of the Oxford Movement as protection against the emerging Liberal Christianity, liberal theology, and to strengthen priestly identity and encourage a renewal of the Church on the apostolic foundation. References ''The Oxford Movement as Received in Sweden'' by Oloph Bexell. The Church Coalition for Bible and Confession – The London Conference 2006 ''The Catholic Movement in the Swedish Church'' by Gunnar Rosendal. * ''Hög ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Lysander
Richard Eugene Lysander is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He had a four-season career in the majors, spread out over six years. Career Major League career Lysander was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in , and he toiled in the minors for several years before finally pitching five games for the A's in . He was then returned to the minors, and remained there for the rest of 1980 and all of . Oakland traded him to the Houston Astros after the 1981 season, but Lysander never played in the majors for Houston. The Astros traded him on to the Minnesota Twins for Bob Veselic the following off-season, and in Rick was back in the majors. He remained with the Twins until , after which he was released, ending his major-league career. Post-MLB life Lysander didn't give up on pitching entirely, and eventually found a home in the Senior Professional Baseball Association. In he pitched for the Bradenton Explorers, leading the league in saves with 11. In , he moved on to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Lysander
Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Lysander'', after Lysander, a military commander of ancient Sparta. * The first ''Lysander'' was a 4-gun brig, listed from 1842 to 1844 but with little further information available. * The second was a destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ... launched in 1913 as ''Ulysses'' but renamed a few weeks later, and sold in 1922. Rescued the survivors of . * The third was an launched in 1943 as HMCS ''Hespeler'', renamed ''Cornflower'' in 1956, and broken up 1957. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lysander, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland Lysander
The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft that was used immediately before and during the Second World War. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft's short-field performance enabled clandestine missions using small, improvised airstrips behind enemy lines to place or recover agents, particularly in occupied France with the help of the French Resistance. Royal Air Force army co-operation aircraft were named after mythical or historical military leaders; in this case the Spartan admiral Lysander was chosen. Design and development In 1934 the Air Ministry issued Specification A.39/34 for an army co-operation aircraft to replace the Hawker Hector. Initially Hawker Aircraft, Avro and Bristol were invited to submit designs, but after some debate within the Ministry, a submission from Westland was invited as well. The Westland design, internally designated P. 8, was the work of Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander, New York
Lysander is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 21,759 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Lysander, a Spartan military leader, by a clerk interested in the classics. The town is in the northwestern corner of Onondaga County and is located northwest of Syracuse. Much of the town is a suburb of Syracuse. History The town was part of the former Central New York Military Tract. It was first settled by outsiders ''circa'' 1797. The Town of Lysander was formed in 1794 from the northern townships of the Military Tract. Lysander was later reduced by the creation of the Towns of Hannibal (1806) and Cicero (1807). Lysander was reduced again on the formation of Oswego County in 1816. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (4.18%) is water. The northern town line is the border of Oswego County and the western town boundary is the border of Cayuga County. The southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GWR 4073 Class
The 4073 or Castle Class are 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway, built between 1923 and 1950. They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains. They could reach speeds of up to . Background The origins of this highly successful design date back to the Star Class of 1907 which introduced the basic 4-cylinder 4-6-0 layout with long-travel valves and Belpaire firebox that was to become characteristic of Great Western Railway (GWR) express passenger locomotives. The Star class was designed to take the top express trains on the GWR, with 61 in service by 1914, but after World War I there was a need for an improved design. To meet this need, Chief Mechanical Engineer George Churchward had in mind an enlarged Star class design with a standard No.7 boiler, as fitted to his GWR 4700 Class express freight 2-8-0. However, this combination would have taken the axle load over the 20-ton limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander (boat)
A Lysander is a small sailing boat, belonging to a type often known as a trailer sailer or pocket cruiser. It was designed in Britain in 1963 by Percy Blandford, an author of woodworking and other practical titles, and designer of small boats. It has twin fixed bilge keels, and a simple sail plan of headsail and mainsail. The original design was for Gunter rig, but there are also many Bermuda rig examples. Percy Blandford produced the design with the amateur builder in mind, for building out of marine plywood Plywood is a material manufactured from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers having their wood grain rotated up to 90 degrees to one another. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured ... over a simple frame. The design was so successful however that it was taken up by some professional yards, and GRP versions began to appear. It is estimated that more than 4,000 crafts were built. Many are still in exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
