Leonidas was the king of Sparta who ruled c. 489–480 BC, and who led the allied Greek forces in a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae.
Leonidas may also refer to:
Arts and media Leonidas (Legends of Chima), a character in Legends of Chima Leonidas (sculpture), a 5th-century BC sculpture Leonidas at Thermopylae, a 19th-century oil painting by Jacques-Louis David Leonidas, an 1894 secular oratorio by Max Bruch Leonidas Witherall, fictional character created by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
People
Antiquity Leonidas I, Greek king of Sparta, ruled c. 489–480 BC Leonidas II, Greek king of Sparta, ruled c. 254–235 BC Leonidas of Rhodes, ancient Greek Olympic runner Leonidas of Tarentum, Greek poet Leonidas of Epirus, teacher of Alexander the Great Leonidas of Alexandria, Greek poet
Saints Saint Leonidas (disambiguation), any of several people
Modern times Leonidas (given name), including a list of people with the name Georgina Leonidas, British actress Stephanie Leonidas, British actress Nate Ebner (nicknamed Leonidas), American football player in the National Football League Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, Dominican President
Places Leonidas, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Leonidas, Minnesota, US Leonidas Township, Michigan, US
Vessels Leonidas (ship), labour ship that brought the first indentured servants from India to Fiji in 1879 USS Leonidas, either of two ships in the US Navy HMS Leonidas, either of two ships in the Royal Navy
Other uses ELBO Leonidas-2, Greek-built armored personnel carrier Epirus Leonidas, a high-power microwave (HPM) weapon system Leonidas Squadron (Leonidas Staffel), an experimental Luftwaffe unit of suicide pilots that tested crewed versions of the V-1 flying bomb Fedora (operating system) version 11 (codename "Leonidas") Leonidas (chocolate maker), a chocolate producer RKSV Leonidas, a Dutch amateur football club from Rotterdam
See also Leonid (disambiguation) Leonides (disambiguation) Leonida (disambiguation)