Hesperides

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(he sper′i dēz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Hes•per•i•des  (he sper′i dēz′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]
    • Mythology(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.
    • Mythology(used with a sing. v.) the garden where the golden apples were grown.
    • Mythology(used with a pl. v.) See Islands of the Blessed. 
  2. Literature(italics) (used with a pl. v.) a collection of poems (1648) by Robert Herrick.
  • see Hesperus, -ides
Hes•per•id•i•an  (hes′pə rid′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hesperides / hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz/
  1. the daughters of Hesperus, nymphs who kept watch with a dragon over the garden of the golden apples in the Islands of the Blessed
  2. (functioning as singular) the gardens themselves
  3. another name for the Islands of the Blessed
Hesperidian / ˌhɛspəˈrɪdɪən/, ˌHesperˈidean
'Hesperides' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Apples of the Hesperides - Benghazi - Herrick - Hespere - Hesperian - Islands of the Blessed - Ladon - hesperidin - hesperidium

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