Hesperides

See also: Hespérides

English

Etymology

From Latin Hesperides, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/

Noun

1. (Greek mythology) A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus.

Related terms

• Hesperid

Translations

a group of nymphs

• Armenian: Հեսպերիդներ pl (Hesperidner)
• French: Hespérides (fr) pl
• German: Hesperiden (de) pl
• Greek: Εσπερίδες (el) pl (Esperídes)

  Ancient:

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• Italian: Esperidi pl
• Latin: Hesperides pl
• Russian: Геспери́ды pl (Gesperídy)
• Spanish: Hespérides pl