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Hesperides
[he-sper-i-deez]
noun
Classical Mythology.
(used with a plural verb)nymphs, variously given as three to seven in number, who guarded with the dragon Ladon the golden apples that were the wedding gift of Gaia to Hera.
(used with a singular verb)the garden where the golden apples were grown.
(used with a plural verb)Islands of the Blessed.
(italics)a collection of poems (1648) by Robert Herrick.
Hesperides
/ hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz, ˌhɛspəˈrɪdɪən /
plural noun
the daughters of Hesperus, nymphs who kept watch with a dragon over the garden of the golden apples in the Islands of the Blessed
(functioning as singular) the gardens themselves
another name for the Islands of the Blessed
Other 51Թ Forms
- Hesperidian adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Hesperides1
Example Sentences
It was to bring back the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, and he did not know where they were to be found.
The frigate captain was on board the Hesperides when he disappeared not far from the Juan Carlos I Spanish base on Livingston Island.
“Yes, Pleione. She had five daughters. My sisters and I. The Hesperides.”
Just a touch sweeter is Hesperides Grapefruit, the newest addition to their candle line.
Like the golden apples of the Hesperides, treasure is guarded by a dragon or serpent.
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