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Hesperides
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What's The Definition Of Hesperides?
[n] (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hesperides: Atlantides Related Terms | Find terms related to Hesperides: See Also | nymph Hesperides In Webster's Dictionary \Hes*per"i*des\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night
(brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden
producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western
extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon
and get some of these apples was one of the labors of
Hercules. Called also {Atlantides}.
2. The garden producing the golden apples.
It not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the
Hesperides? --Shak.
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