Hesperides
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- proper noun
- /hɛˈspɛrɪdiːz/
- Literature
- I must go back to the western end of the world and fetch the Golden Apples of the Hesperides.
- tree of the Hesperides
- apples of the Hesperides
- Garden of the Hesperides
Examples
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These cherries ripened in the groves of the Hesperides.
Blog text (1) -
Hercules famously sought the help of the Hesperides to retrieve the golden apples for his legendary tasks.
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Here, Hercules is seen holding a branch from the golden apple tree of the Hesperides.
Academic text (1990) -
On either side, reliefs represent the Garden of the Hesperides and Orpheus lamenting the loss of Eurydice.
Academic text (1992) -
Presumably, Eliot was referring to a painting of a classical scene, possibly the Garden of the Hesperides (1870-1877).
Academic text (2016) -
What merchant is appointed to benefit from harvesting and selling baskets of luminous apples from the Hesperides?
Fiction book (1991) -
Shaw's heroine identifies money as the source of power, security, and freedom, possessing it making "the difference between living on the slope of a volcano and being safe in the garden of the Hesperides" (276).
Academic text (2017) -
I tell of Hercules' Twelve Labours, like the Nemean Lion, the Apples of the Hesperides, the Belt of Hippolyta with its buxom naked Amazons and exciting bondage. - I immortalise him... -
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In Greek mythology, the Hesperides are known as the nymphs who guard the golden apples in a mystical garden.
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According to the legends, the Hesperides reside at the far western edge of the world, protecting their precious fruits.
Synonyms
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8.2
A female spirit of nature often shown as a young beautiful woman
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9.9
A group of female nature spirits who guard Hera's golden apples in a secret garden
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hesperides comes from the Greek root Hesper- meaning 'evening' or 'west', so they were thought of as nymphs of the western dusk. That's why the Hesperides are pictured guarding a faraway garden of golden apples at the edge of the world.