Hesperides (redirected from Hespera)

Hes·per·i·des  (h-spr-dz)

pl.n. Greek Mythology

1. The nymphs who together with a dragon watch over a garden in which golden apples grow.

2. (used with a sing. verb) A garden, situated at the western end of the earth, in which golden apples grow.

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[Greek, from pl. of hesperis, feminine of hesperios, of the evening, western; see Hesperian.]

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Hesper·idi·an, Hesper·ide·an (hsp-rd-n) adj.

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Hesperides [hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz]

pl n Greek myth

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the daughters of Hesperus, nymphs who kept watch with a dragon over the garden of the golden apples in the Islands of the Blessed

2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (functioning as singular) the gardens themselves

3. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) another name for the Islands of the Blessed

Hesperidian  [ˌhɛspəˈrɪdɪən], Hesperidean adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Hesperides - (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera Atlantides Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"

Translations

Hesperides [hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz] npl → Esperidi fpl