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Hesperides

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/
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noun

Meaning 1

A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas Mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek, plural, plural-only

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The garden of the Hesperides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek, plural, plural-only

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

A paradisaical land of plenty, especially one in the far West.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, plural, plural-only

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noun

Meaning 4

(Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Atlantides

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nymph

History

Etymology

From Latin Hesperides, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Հեսպերիդներ (Hesperidner) — a group of nymphs
  • Esperanto: Hesperidoj — a group of nymphs
  • French: Hespérides — a group of nymphs
  • German: Hesperiden — a group of nymphs
  • Greek: Εσπερίδες (Esperídes) — a group of nymphs
  • Ancient Greek: Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes) — a group of nymphs
  • Italian: Esperidi — a group of nymphs
  • Latin: Hesperides — a group of nymphs
  • Russian: Геспери́ды (Gesperídy) — a group of nymphs
  • Spanish: Hespérides — a group of nymphs