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In Greek mythology, the Hesperides (/ hɛˈspɛrɪdiːz /; Ancient Greek: Ἑσπερίδες, Greek pronunciation: [hesperídes]) are the nymphs of evening and golden light of sunsets, who were the "Daughters of the Evening" or "Nymphs of the West".
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Sources, including Pseudo-Hyginus (c. 64 BCE to c. 17 CE) and Diodorus Siculus (1st century BCE), state that the Hesperides were daughters of the Titan Atlas and Hesperia, the personification of the west. However, other sources, including Cicero (106-43 BCE), Pseudo-Apollodorus, and Hesiod in his Theogony, state that they were the daughters of Nyx ...
The Garden of the Hesperides was the sacred garden and orchard of the goddess Hera. It was believed to exist close to the Atlas Mountain range (northwestern Africa). However, Apollonius of Rhodes placed the gardens near Lake Triton in Libya, while the Greek geographer Strabo (63 BCE to 23 CE) believed it was located in Tartessos(southern Spain). So...
The concept of immortal apples is a common idea shared by some ancient cultures, especially the ancient Greeks and the ancient Norse. At Zeus and Hera's wedding, all the gods brought grand gifts. Mother Earth (Gaia) gave her grandchildren the greatest gift of all: a golden tree with golden apples which granted immortality to anyone who possessed th...
In Book 4 of the Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes, the Greek hero Jason and the Argonauts are assisted in their quest to find the golden fleeceby a strong cast of female figures, including the Hesperides. Jason and the Argonauts carried the Argo on their shoulders for twelve days and nights through the deserts of Libya. As they entered Lake Trit...
In his quest to kill the Gorgon Medusa, the Greek hero Perseus sought the help of the Graeae (three elderly sisters who shared one eye and one tooth between them). He refused to give back their tooth and eye until they had given him valuable information. They told him to find the Garden of Hesperides, where he would find out where Medusa was locate...
In his Description of Greece, Pausanias (c. 115 to c. 180 CE) mentions that at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, there were screens to keep the public away from Zeus' throne, and on these screens were paintings by Panaenus, brother of the famous Greek sculptor, Phidias. One of these paintings depicted two of the Hesperides holding apples. The Hesperid...
Jun 4, 2020 · According to the poem Theogony (c. 700 BC) by Hesiod, the Hesperides were daughters of Erebus, one of the first five beings in existence, born of Chaos and the goddess of the night, Nyx. In time, they were also considered to be daughters of Zeus and Themis and most often Atlas and Nyx (or Hesperia).
Hesperides. The Hesperides in Greek mythology were the nymphs of the sunset. Different sources name different parents for the Hesperides; they may have been daughters of the Titans Atlas and Hesperis; Erebus and Nyx; Nyx alone; Phorcys and Ceto; or of Hesperus.
In Greek mythology the Hesperides were the goddess-nymphs of evening and the golden light of sunsets. They were the daughters of either Nyx (Night) or the heaven-bearing Titan Atlas. The Hesperides were entrusted with the care of the tree of the golden apples which had been presented to the goddess Hera by Gaea (Earth) on her wedding day.
The Hesperides were nymphs from Greek mythology. Famously, the Hesperides were guardians of the Garden of Hera and the Golden Apples therein.
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Sep 19, 2023 · Greek Mythology. Hesperides. The Hesperides were goddesses or nymphs associated with the evening and the West. They guarded the golden apples of Hera, located in the famous Garden of the Hesperides in the Far West.
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