Leander is derived from very old Greek origins and literally means lion man derived from the words leon which means lion and aner which means man.
Leander greek. One stormy night the light was extinguished and Leander was drowned. Meanings for Leander According to Greek mythology he is known as a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her. Popularity of the Name Leander.
The tragic romance of Hero and Leander has had and still has a great appeal inspiring countless writers painters sculptors and musicians. Linus was the son of the God Apollo who was accidently killed in a contest. The name was probably given to a very strong or brave man.
Hero seeing his body drowned herself likewise. In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Hero and Leanderseen at a festival by Leander of Abydos.
2003-2012 Princeton University Farlex Inc. Hero was a priestess of the cult of Aphrodite and she lived in a tower in the ancient city of Sestos Thrace. Her tower overlooked the Dardanelles strait of water in northern Turkey known in antiquity as the Hellespont and across that water in Abydos Mysia lived Leander.
Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her but on one occasion he was drowned when a. Hero and Leander is a simple story of love and loss. She was in love with a young man named Leander.
He never cut his hair and his dark locks flowed down onto his shoulders. Leander was a Greek legend he was powerful and famous for swimming across the Hellespont each night. Leander swam across the Hellespont to visit his beloved Hero.