Leander

Le·an·der

L0089600 (lē-ăn′dər)n. Greek Mythology A youth who loved Hero and drowned during one of his nightly swims across the Hellespont to be with her.

Leander

(lɪˈændə) n (Classical Myth & Legend) (in Greek legend) a youth of Abydos, who drowned in the Hellespont in a storm on one of his nightly visits to Hero, his beloved. See also Hero¹

Le•an•der

(liˈæn dər)

n. a legendary Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.

Thesaurus

Noun

Leander - (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see herGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

Translations

Leandro

Leander

(lēăn`dər): see herohero,
in Greek religion, famous person, who after his death, was worshiped as quasi-divine. The heroes might be actual great men and women, real or imaginary ancestors, or "faded" gods and goddesses (i.e., ancient gods who for some reason were demoted to human status).
..... Click the link for more information. , in Greek mythology.

Leander

swims the mile-wide Hellespont every night to court Hero. [Gk. Myth.: Hamilton, 432]See: Athleticism

Leander

Related to Leander: Hero and Leander

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Words related to Leander

noun (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her

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