Asterope

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Asterope is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology associated with tending the gods’ blissful garden and its golden apples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hesperid
mythological figure
nymph
appearsIn myths of the garden of the Hesperides
associatedCreature Ladon
associatedWith Hesperides
evening
Hesperides
surface form: garden of the Hesperides

golden apples of immortality
the West
classification minor goddess
cosmicAssociation Venus as evening star
surface form: evening star

stars
culture Greek mythology
domain mythic garden at the edge of the world
gender female
guardedObject golden apples
languageOfName Ancient Greek
memberOf Hesperides
nameMeaning lightning
starry-faced
parentInSomeTraditions Atlas
Phorcys
surface form: Ceto

Hesperis
Nyx
Phorcys
relatedMyth Heracles cycle
surface form: labours of Heracles
role guardian of the golden apples
tender of the gods’ garden
siblings Aegle
Arethusa
Erytheia
Hesperethusa
Hesperia

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Hesperides member Asterope