Hesperus

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Hesperus is the ancient Greek personification of the evening star, traditionally associated with the planet Venus as seen at dusk.


Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
deity
personification
alsoKnownAs Hespere
surface form: "Hesperos"

Vesper
appearsIn Homeric epics
surface form: "Homeric tradition"

later Greek lyric poetry
associatedConcept dusk
twilight
associatedWith evening star
Venus
surface form: "planet Venus"
astronomicalPhase evening apparition of Venus
category Greek gods associated with stars
Personifications in Greek mythology
celestialBody Venus
contrastedWith Phosphoros
surface form: "Phosphorus"
culture Ancient Greek religion
directionAssociated west
domain sky
equivalentInAstronomy Venus as evening star
etymology derived from Greek Ἓσπερος (Hesperos)
gender male
identityWith Phosphorus as Venus
languageOfName Ancient Greek
literaryMotif symbol of evening and love
mentionedIn ancient Greek poetry
mythology Greek mythology
notableProperty identical celestial object with Phosphorus but different name
oppositeTimeOfDayDeity Eos
surface form: "Eosphorus"
parent Astraeus
Eos
philosophicalSignificance example in philosophy of language
philosophicalTopic necessary a posteriori truths
sense and reference
relatedConcept Hesperides
role personification of the evening star
seenAs star
semanticRole rigid designator in modal logic discussions
sibling Phosphoros
surface form: "Phosphorus"
symbol evening light
evening star
timeOfDay evening
traditionalFunction herald of night
usedAsExampleBy Gottlob Frege
Saul Kripke
visibility seen at dusk
worshipType minor deity

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hesperia etymologyRelatedTo Hesperus
this entity surface form: "Hesperos (evening star)"
this entity surface form: "Hesperus and Phosphorus"
Aegle parent Hesperus
Hesperia parent Hesperus
Hesperides parent Hesperus
Hesperides relatedTo Hesperus