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HesperidesenUK
Hes·per·i·des H0172100 (hĕ-spĕr′ĭ-dēz′)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.
[Greek, from pl. of hesperis, feminine of hesperios, of the evening, western; see Hesperian.]
Hes′per·id′i·an, Hes′per·id′e·an (hĕs′pə-rĭd′ē-ən) adj.Hesperides (hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz) pl n1. (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 Blessed2. (Classical Myth & Legend) (functioning as singular) the gardens themselves3. (Classical Myth & Legend) another name for the Islands of the Blessed Hesperidian, ˌHesperˈidean adjHes•per•i•des (hɛˈspɛr ɪˌdiz)
n. a. (used with a pl. v.) (in Greek myth) the nymphs who together with a dragon guarded the golden apples that were a wedding gift of Gaea to Hera. b. (used with a sing. v.) the garden where the golden apples were grown. [see Hesperus, -id1] Hes•per•id•i•an (ˌhɛs pəˈrɪd i ən) 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 HeraAtlantidesGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeksnymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" |
TranslationsHesperidesenUK
Hesperides (hĕspĕr`ĭdēz), in Greek mythology, daughters of Atlas. They lived in a fabulous garden located at the western extremity of the world. There they guarded (with the aid of the dragon Ladon) a tree that bore golden apples. Hercules killed the dragon and obtained the apples as one of his 12 labors.HesperidesenUK
Synonyms for Hesperidesnoun (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to HeraSynonymsRelated Words |