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Lysander is a masculine given name. Of Greek origin, its meaning is "liberator". Of Greek origin, its meaning is "liberator". The name comprises the elements "lysis" (freedom) and "andros" (man).
Lysander (/ l aɪ ˈ s æ n d ər, ˈ l aɪ ˌ s æ n d ər /; Ancient Greek: Λύσανδρος Lysandros; c. 454 BC – 395 BC) was a Spartan military and political leader. He destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, forcing Athens to capitulate and bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end.
Lysander is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. A handsome young man of Athens, Lysander is in love with Egeus's daughter Hermia. However, Egeus does not approve of Lysander and prefers his daughter to marry a man called Demetrius. Meanwhile, Hermia's friend Helena has fallen in love with Demetrius ...
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Lysander (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name; Lysander (Shakespeare), character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; Lysander Spooner (1808 – 1887), early American entrepreneur and legal theorist; Albert Lysander (1875–1956), Swedish Lutheran priest; Rick Lysander (born 1953), American professional ...
Lysander loves Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. For a period in the middle of the play, under the influence of love in idleness, he rejects her and loves Helena. Lysimachus is the governor of Mytilene, in Pericles, Prince of Tyre. He is converted from debauchery by Marina, and eventually reunites her with her father, Pericles.