Hespere

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Hespere is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tended the blissful garden in the far west that contained the golden apples.

Aliases (2)

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hesperid
mythological figure
nymph
associatedCreature dragon Ladon
associatedWith evening
garden of the Hesperides
golden apples of immortality
category Characters associated with Heracles
Greek legendary beings
Nymphs in Greek mythology
coGuardianWith Ladon
culture Greek mythology
gender female
guardianOf garden of the Hesperides
golden apple tree
memberOf Hesperides
mythInvolvedIn Heracles’ eleventh labor
nameMeaning “evening” or “evening star”
opposedBy Heracles
realm far western edge of the world
role guardian of the golden apples
sibling Aegle
Arethusa
Erytheia
Hesperia
siblingGroup Hesperides
sourceType ancient Greek literary tradition

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hesperus ("Hesperos")
alsoKnownAs
Hesperia
hasVariantName
Hesperides
member
Chrysothemis ("Hespereia")
sibling

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