▁access ories . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Per cussion ▁instrument ▁manufact uring ▁companies ▁Category : Mus ical ▁instrument ▁manufact uring ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Leon ▁( , ▁" l ion "), ▁also ▁known ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁as ▁N isi ▁(" the ▁island ") ▁and ▁during ▁Ven et ian ▁rule ▁as ▁Rab bit ▁Island , ▁is ▁an ▁is let ▁in ▁Sou da ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁north west ▁coast ▁of ▁Cre te . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁sout heast ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁is let , ▁a ▁small ▁distance ▁away , ▁there ▁is ▁another ▁larger ▁is let ▁called ▁Sou da . ▁In ▁ancient ▁times ▁these ▁two ▁is lets ▁were ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Le uka i ▁( G reek ▁for ▁" white ▁ones ") ▁and ▁pron ounced ▁" L ef ka i ". ▁Their ▁name ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁myth ▁about ▁a ▁musical ▁contest ▁between ▁the ▁Sir ens ▁and ▁the ▁Mus es . ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁their ▁an gu ish ▁from ▁losing ▁the ▁competition , ▁writes ▁Ste phan us ▁of ▁By z ant ium , ▁the ▁Mus es ▁pl uck ed ▁their ▁riv als ' ▁fe athers ▁from ▁their ▁wings ; ▁the ▁Sir ens ▁turned ▁white ▁and ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁at ▁Ap tera ▁(" fe ather less ") ▁where ▁they ▁formed ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁that ▁were ▁called ▁Le f ka i . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁islands ▁of ▁Greece ▁ ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Ch ania ▁( reg