单词 | Hesperides |
释义 | Hesperides —Hesperidian /hes'peuh rid"ee euhn/, adj. /he sper"i deez'/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a. (used with a pl. v.) nymphs, variously given as three to seven in number, who guarded with the dragon Ladon the golden apples that were the wedding gift of Gaea to Hera. b. (used with a sing. v.) the garden where the golden apples were grown. c. (used with a pl. v.) See Islands of the Blessed. 2. (italics) (used with a pl. v.) a collection of poems (1648) by Robert Herrick. [see HESPERUS, -IDES] |
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