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)
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 Visi ...
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Leander (surname)
Places
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Leander, Kentucky
Leander is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the 41222 ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabula ...
, United States, an unincorporated community
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Leander, Louisiana
Leander (also Leandre) is an unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smal ...
, United States, an unincorporated community
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Leander, Texas, United States, a city
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Leander station
Leander is a Capital MetroRail 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 n ...
, a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station
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Leander, West Virginia Leander is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of ...
, United States, an unincorporated community
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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 t ...
, 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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Leander Independent School District, Texas
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Leander High School
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''Leander'' (video game), a 1991 video game
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Leander Club, 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
Nottingham Leander Swimming Club is a volunteer-run competitive swimming club in Nottingham.
They have been accredited with the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) as a swim21 club. These kitemarks indicate that the club provide a safe sporting ...
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