Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Leonidas" after Leonidas I, king of which ancient location ?
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HMS Leonidas Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Leonidas" after Leonidas I, king of ancient Sparta.
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Leonidas I Leonidas I ( or ; Doric Λεωνίδᾱς , "Leōnídās "; Ionic and Attic Greek: Λεωνίδης , "Leōnídēs ", ] ; "son of the lion"; died 11 August 480 BC) was a warrior king of the Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the husband of Gorgo, the daughter of Cleomenes I of Sparta and the 17th of the Agiad line; a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod Heracles. Leonidas had a notable participation in the Second Persian War, where he led the allied Greek forces to a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) while attempting to defend the pass from the invading Persian army.
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HMS Amphitrite Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Amphitrite, or HMS "Amfitrite, after Amphitrite, a sea goddess of Greek mythology:
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HMS Sandfly Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Sandfly". A "sandfly" is an irritating insect found near beaches.
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HMS Trepassey Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Trepassey, or the alternative spelling HMS "Trepassy, named for the fishing village of Trepassey on Newfoundland, with the name originating from the French word trépassés, meaning 'dead men':
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HMS Boreas Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Boreas", after Boreas, the personification of the north wind in Greek mythology. A fourth was planned to bear the name, but never actually did:
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Greek torpedo boat Pergamos The Greek torpedo boat Pergamos (Greek: TA "Πέργαμος" ) served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1919–1941. Originally the ship was the Austro-Hungarian 250t-class "F"-group torpedo boat SMS Tb 95-F. She was named for the ancient Greek city of Pergamon (today known as Bergama) located in Anatolia; the city was part of the territory awarded at the end of World War I in the Treaty of Sèvres to Greece for being on the Allied side.
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Cleomenes III Cleomenes III (Greek: Κλεομένης ) was one of the two kings of Sparta from 235 to 222 BC. He was a member of the Agiad dynasty and succeeded his father, Leonidas II. He is known for his attempts to reform the Spartan state.
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HMS Leven Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Leven", probably after the River Leven, Fife in Scotland.
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HMS Minotaur Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Minotaur" after the minotaur, a creature in Greek mythology:
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Dercylidas Dercylidas (Greek: Δερκυλἰδας) was a Spartan commander during the 4th century BC. For his cunning and inventiveness, he was nicknamed Sisyphus. In 411 BC he was appointed harmost at Abydos. In 399 BC, he was advised by Antisthenes of Sparta that his command would be prolonged for another year at least. From 399 BC to 397 BC, Dercylidas superseded Thibron and led the Spartans through Thrace to the west coast of Asia, where he plundered Bithynia and Eolia. After allying himself with Tissaphernes and Meidias, Dercylidas attacked Pharnabazus. In 396 BC, King Agesilaus sent Dercylidas from Amphipolis to the Hellespont. In 394 BC Dercylidas was himself succeeded by King Agesilaus as supreme commander of the Spartan fleet.
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HMS Hyperion Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Hyperion", after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. A third was planned but never completed:
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HMS Hermione Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Hermione" after Hermione, the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology.
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HMS Lance Two British Royal Navy warships have been called HMS "Lance" after the spear.
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HMS Kale Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Kale":
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HMS Tetrarch Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Tetrarch", after the Greek term meaning "ruler of a quarter":
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HMS Philomel Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Philomel", after Philomela, a figure in Greek mythology:
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HMS Cretan Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Cretan".
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Battle of Cynossema The naval Battle of Cynossema (Ancient Greek: Κυνὸς σῆμα ) took place in 411 BC during the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by Thrasybulus and Thrasyllus, although initially thrown on the defensive by a numerically superior Spartan fleet, won a narrow victory. This victory, coming as it did at a time when Athens' traditional democratic government had been replaced by an oligarchy, and when an Athenian defeat could have ended the war, had an impact out of proportion to its tactical significance. The newly confident Athenian fleet proceeded to win two more victories in the Hellespont in quick succession, the second being the dramatic rout at Cyzicus, which ended the immediate Spartan threat to Athens' Black Sea lifeline.
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HMS Echo A number of ships Royal Navy have been named HMS "Echo", after the Echo of Greek mythology
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HMS Erebus Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Erebus" after Erebus, the dark region of Hades in Greek Mythology.
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Patreus Patreus (Ancient Greek: Πατρεύς; Modern Greek: Πατρέας, "Patreas") is a mythical person, founder of the city of Patras, Greece. According to the myth, he was the son of Preugenes and ninth descendant of Lacedaemon, the founder of Sparta. Patreus was the leader of the Achaean who came from Sparta, after the renowned Dorian Invasion. The Ionians that occupied the region, since were forced to leave their settlements and refuge to Attica and Ionia on the western coast of Asia Minor. It was then that Patreus was crowned King of Aroe, one of the small city-states that lay in the region. Always according to the myth, under Patreus' reign, was unified with two other neighbouring cities, Messatis and Antheia. The new united city was named "Patras" (ancient greek: "Πάτραι"), after Patreus, its mythical founder. His tomb was shown in the city's marketplace, next to the statue of Athena.