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Leander
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Le·an·der  (l-ndr)
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
(Myth & Legend / 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
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Noun1.Leander - (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see herLeander - (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
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Leander [liːˈændəʳ] N → Leandro
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