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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
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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"
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| astronomicalPhase | evening apparition of Venus → |
| category |
Greek gods associated with stars
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Personifications in Greek mythology → |
| celestialBody | Venus → |
| contrastedWith |
Phosphoros
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surface form: "Phosphorus"
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| 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
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surface form: "Eosphorus"
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| parent |
Astraeus
→
Eos → |
| philosophicalSignificance | example in philosophy of language → |
| philosophicalTopic |
necessary a posteriori truths
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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"
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| symbol |
evening light
→
evening star → |
| timeOfDay | evening → |
| traditionalFunction | herald of night → |
| usedAsExampleBy |
Gottlob Frege
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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.
this entity surface form: "Hesperos (evening star)"
this entity surface form: "Hesperus and Phosphorus"