Lysander
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- proper noun
- Lysander led the Spartan forces to victory in the decisive battle of the Peloponnesian War.
- Lysander and Hermia
- Lysander and Demetrius
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In the historical accounts, Lysander is remembered as a brilliant military strategist.
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During the Peloponnesian War, Lysander played a crucial role in defeating the Athenian fleet.
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What love could press Lysander from my side?
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- I said fall in, Lysander!
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Do not say so, Lysander.
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Lysander, how long before the army is ready?
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Hermia: Lysander, do you not jest?
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Hermia, sleeps thou there, and never mayst thou come Lysander near.
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Relent, sweet Hermia, and, Lysander, yield thy crazed title to my certain right.
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The Course of True Love is named after a line in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, when Lysander reminds Hermia that true love never runs smoothly.
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Etymology
The name Lysander comes from Greek parts ly- / lysis meaning 'to loosen' or 'free' and -andros meaning 'man', like the name Andrew. So Lysander can be remembered as a 'liberator' or 'one who frees men', a fitting idea for the Spartan general known for his victory over Athens.