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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) (used with a plural verb) a collection of poems (1648) by Robert Herrick.
Hesperides
/ hɛˈspÉ›rɪˌdiËz; ËŒhÉ›spəˈrɪdɪən /
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
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Derived Forms
- Hesperidian, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±á±ð²õ·±è±ð°ù·¾±»å·¾±Â·²¹²Ô [hes-p, uh, -, rid, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Hesperides1
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Example Sentences
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It was to bring back the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, and he did not know where they were to be found.
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The frigate captain was on board the Hesperides when he disappeared not far from the Juan Carlos I Spanish base on Livingston Island.
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“Yes, Pleione. She had five daughters. My sisters and I. The Hesperides.â€
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Just a touch sweeter is Hesperides Grapefruit, the newest addition to their candle line.
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Like the golden apples of the Hesperides, treasure is guarded by a dragon or serpent.
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