The evening star

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the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; - called also Vesper and Hesperus. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See Morning Star.

See also: Evening

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evening evening star Hesperus morning star sense solar system Stars Venus vesper			This disquieting apparition was stretching out its arms toward the west, as if in supplication for the evening star, which, certainly, was an alluring object, though obviously out of reach. Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context In imagination she sailed over storied seas that wash the distant shining shores of "faery lands forlorn," where lost Atlantis and Elysium lie, with the evening star for pilot, to the land of Heart's Desire. Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context A harp-shaped elm stood stripped against the pale-colored evening sky, with ragged last year's birds' nests in its forks, and through the bare branches the evening star quivered in the misty air. Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context			The Continent The Continental Congress The court of the Lord The curse of Scotland The cut of one's jib The Dalles thé dansant The Dark and Bloody Ground The dark day The Debatable Land The deceased The Deity The Dellacruscan School The Democratic party The Destinies the devil The Devil's tattoo The devout The die is cast The Dipper The disciples The Encyclopedists The enemy The Enneads The Eternal City The evening star The extraction of roots The fair The fair sex The Faithful The fancy The Federal Congress The five wits The flexure of a curve the Flood The flowery kingdom The forks of a river The fors and against The four Orders The Fourth The fourth estate The Gambia The gapes The gentle craft The Golden Bull The Grand Lama The great the Great Calamity The Great Charter the Great Compromiser the Great Hunger			The European Fine Art Foundation The European Group of Valuers' Associations The European International Model United Nations The European Journal of Psychological Assessment The European Language Initiative The European Library The European Nursing Development Agency The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association The European Quality Award The European Renewable Energy Study The European Road Transport Show The European Space Agency The European Union The European Union The European Union The Europol Computer System The Eurythmics The Eurythmics The Eurythmix The Eurythmix The Evangelical Alliance Mission The Evangelical Alliance of South Africa The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund-United Kingdom The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society The Evans Poetry Collection The evening star The Event Planning Group, LLC The Event Source The Ever Victorious Thread The Everglades The Everglades The Evergreen State College The Everly Brothers The evil eye The evil eye The evil eye The Evil Quakkers The Evolution of Cooperation and Trading The Evolution of the Byte The Evolution of the Byte The Evolution of the Byte The Evolution of the Byte The Evolution of U.S. Wildlife Law The Ex (fair) The ex factor The exception proves the rule The Exceptional Athlete Matters The Exchange The Exchange The Exchange The Exchange The Exchange The Exchange Student The Exciting Game Without Any Rules The Exclusionary Rule The Exclusionary Rule

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