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, 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
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
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
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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