Leander is one of the protagonists in the story of
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, Λέ ...
in Greek mythology.
Leander may also refer to:
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Leander (given name)
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Leander (surname)
Places
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Leander, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community
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Leander, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community
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Leander, Texas
Leander ( ) is a city in Williamson County and Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 59,202 at the 2020 census and 67,124 at the 2021 census estimate. A suburb just north of Austin, and part of the metropolitan area, it was th ...
, United States, a city
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Leander station, a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station
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Leander, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community
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Leander Glacier, Admiralty Mountains, Antarctica
Ships
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''Leander'' class (disambiguation), three ship classes
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HMNZS ''Leander'', a Royal New Zealand Navy light cruiser of World War II, originally HMS ''Leander'' of the British Royal Navy
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Other uses
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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 in Williamson County and northwest Austin in Travis County. In 2015, t ...
, Texas
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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 ...
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''Leander'' (video game), a 1991 video game
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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 t ...
, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, based in Henley-on-Thames, England
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LMS Jubilee Class 5690 ''Leander'', a preserved steam locomotive
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''Leander'' (crustacean), a genus of shrimps
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Nottingham Leander Swimming Club
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