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Leander Klippert
Leander is one of the protagonists in the story of Hero and Leander in Greek mythology. Leander may also refer to: People * Leander (given name) * Leander (surname) Places * Leander, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community * Leander, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community * Leander, Texas, United States, a city ** Leander station, a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station * Leander, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Leander Glacier, Admiralty Mountains, Antarctica Ships * , several Royal Navy ships * ''Leander'' class (other), three ship classes * HMNZS ''Leander'', a Royal New Zealand Navy light cruiser of World War II, originally HMS ''Leander'' of the British Royal Navy * , several ships Other uses * Leander Independent School District, Texas ** Leander High School * ''Leander'' (video game), a 1991 video game * Leander Club, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, based in Henley-on-Thames, Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero And Leander
Hero and Leander is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero ( grc, Ἡρώ, ''Hērṓ''; ), a priestess of Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology) who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont, and Leander ( grc, Λέανδρος, ''Léandros''), a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero and would swim every night across the Hellespont to spend time with her. Hero would light a lamp at the top of her tower to guide his way. Succumbing to Leander's soft words and to his argument that Aphrodite, as the goddess of love and sex, would scorn the worship of a virgin, Hero succumbed to his charms and they made love. Their secret love affair lasted through a warm summer. They had agreed to part during winter and resume in the spring due to the nature of the waters. One stormy winter night, Leander saw the torch at the top of Hero's tower. The strong winter wind blew out Hero's light and Leander lost his way and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander Class (other)
''Leander'' class may refer to one of three ship classes operated by the Royal Navy (and in two instances, other naval forces); * , a four-ship class of protected cruisers operated from 1885 to 1919. * , an eight-ship class of light cruisers operational between 1933 and 1978. * , a class of 26 frigates in service from the mid-1960s until the 1990s. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5690 (BR No. 45690) ''Leander'' is a preserved British steam locomotive. Operational history 5690 was built at Crewe in March 1936 and named ''Leander'' after HMS ''Leander'', which in turn was named after the Greek hero Leander. From March 1936 it was based at Crewe North shed where it remained until 1947 when it was transferred to the former LMS engine shed at Bristol (Barrow Road). After nationalisation in 1948, it was renumbered 45690 by British Railways. After being withdrawn in 1964, ''Leander'' was sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales. Preservation Rescued by Brian Oliver in May 1972, it was restored by the Leander Locomotive Society at Derby and later kept at the Dinting Railway Museum, Glossop. After later purchase by and running on the Severn Valley Railway, ''Leander'' was sold to Dr Peter Beet, and restored to running condition on the East Lancashire Railway in LMS Crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander Club
Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior to Leander: Brasenose College Boat Club and Jesus College Boat Club (the two competing in a Head race in 1815) and Westminster School Boat Club, founded in 1813. History Leander was founded on the Tideway in 1818 or 1819 by members of the old "Star" and "Arrow" Clubs and membership was at first limited to sixteen. "The Star" and "the Arrow" clubs died out sometime in the 1820s and Leander itself was in full swing by 1825. By 1830 it was looked upon as a well-known and long-established boat club. In its early days, Leander was as much a social association as a competitive club and it was steered by a waterman. It was the first club to support young watermen and instituted a coat and badge for scullers. In 1831, Leander defeated Oxford U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander (video Game)
''Leander'' is a video game for the Amiga developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Psygnosis in 1991. It was the first game developed by Traveller's Tales. The game was developed on the Amiga, then converted to the Atari ST by Philipp Wyatt for W.J.S Design. A year later it was published for the Sega Genesis as ''Galahad'' by Electronic Arts. Plot The player assumes the role of the legendary knight Leander (changed in the Genesis port to Galahad, son of Lancelot) and rescue the princess Lucanna from the wizard Thanatos (Miragorn in the Genesis port, who kidnapped Lucanna in an attempt to get King Arthur to come to him). Gameplay Leander collects coins through three sprawling worlds, each composed of seven levels, with which he can purchase armour, potions and new swords in a shop which appears infrequently during the game. The ultimate aim of each level is to find a certain object named at the start of a level (with instructions where to find it). When Leande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander High School
Leander High School is a secondary school in Leander, Texas, United States, and is part of the Leander Independent School District. It was established in 1983 and was the only high school in district, until the establishment of Cedar Park High School in 1998. The school has a freshman enrollment of 600 students and is accredited by the Texas Education Agency. Historically the school served a mainly rural population, but starting in the early 1990s the area experienced growth due to expansion of high tech industries in the nearby Austin area. In 1999, the school became an International Baccalaureate school. As of 2017, the school principal is Chris Simpson. The school's mascots are Leo the Lion and Leah the Lioness. The school colors are blue, white, and red. Athletics * Baseball * Basketball (men's and women's) * Cheerleading * Cross country * Drill Team * Football * Golf (men's and women's) * Soccer * Swimming * Tennis * Track and field * Volleyball * Wrestling Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander Independent School District
Leander Independent School District is a school district based in Leander, Texas (USA) and covering a total of in Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Jonestown, Round Rock Round Rock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Williamson County, Texas, Williamson County (with a small part in Travis County, Texas, Travis County), which is a part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Its population is 119,468 as of ... in Williamson County, Texas, Williamson County and northwest Austin, Texas, Austin in Travis County, Texas, Travis County. In 2015, the school district was rated "Met Standards" by the Texas Education Agency. The district has a "CollegeConnection" arrangement with Austin Community College. LISD covers of land within the City of Austin, making up 8% of the city's territory. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMNZS Leander
HMNZS ''Leander'' was a light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the lead ship of a class of eight ships, the ''Leander''-class light cruiser and was initially named HMS ''Leander''. History ''Leander'' was launched at Devonport on 24 September 1931. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Leander'' on 24 March 1933. Along with she served in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy. In August 1937 HMS Leander, on a journey from Europe to New Zealand, carried out an aerial survey of Henderson, Oeno and Ducie, and on each island a British flag was planted and an inscription was nailed up proclaiming: "This island belongs to H.B.M. King George VI." In 1941 the New Zealand Division became the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and she was commissioned as HMNZS ''Leander'' in September 1941. In World War II, ''Leander'' served initially in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Commander Stephen Roskill, in later years the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander Glacier
Leander Glacier () is a tributary glacier in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica, draining the area west of Mount Black Prince and flowing south between Shadow Bluff and the McGregor Range to enter Tucker Glacier. It was partially surveyed by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957–58, which also observed the upper parts of the glacier from Mount Midnight and Mount Shadow. It was named by the NZGSAE for the light cruiser HMNZS ''Leander'' which served in World War II. See also * Pemmican Step Pemmican Step () is a step-like rise in the level of Tucker Glacier above its junction with Leander Glacier, in Victoria Land. It is very crevassed in its southern half, but there is easy traveling over it toward its north end. Named by the New Zea ... References Glaciers of Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander (given Name)
Leander is a given name. The most famous bearer of the name is mythological, from the story of Hero and Leander. People named Leander include: * Leander of Seville (c. 534–600 or 601), Catholic saint and bishop who converted the son of the Visigothic king from Arianism * Leander Babcock (1811–64), United States Representative from New York * Leander Clark (1823–1910), American businessman, politician and Union Army officer during the American Civil War * Leander Cox (1812–65), United States Representative from Kentucky * Leander Czerny (1859–1944), Czech entomologist *Leander Dendoncker (born 1995), Belgian footballer * Leander Ditscheiner (1839–1905), Austrian physicist and mathematician * Leander F. Frisby (1825–89), American politician, lawyer and Wisconsin Attorney General * Leander Haußmann (born 1959), German theatre and film director * Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917), British colonial statesman best known for the Jameson Raid on the Transvaal Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander, West Virginia
Leander is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. History The community was named in honor of Leander Brown, a businessperson in the railroad industry. References Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{FayetteCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander Station
Leander is a Capital MetroRail Capital MetroRail is a hybrid rail (light rail with some features similar to commuter rail) line that serves the Greater Austin area in Texas, and which is owned by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Capital Metro. The Red Line, Capi ... commuter rail station and park and ride in Leander, Texas. The park and ride portion of it, designed by McKinney York Architects, was built in 2007 and is located on Highway 183 just north of FM 2243 and is the northern terminus of the Red Line. Leander is one of two stations located within Williamson County alongside Lakeline as opposed to Travis County which contains the other seven locations. Leander Station includes a park and ride with 600 spaces. With Lakeline serving as a midday and Saturday terminus for many trains in service, Leander is only serviced by the Red Line during weekday rush hours and late Friday nights. Bus connections * #985 Leander/Lakeline Direct * #987 Leander/Lakeline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
