Hesperides

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The Hesperides are nymphs from Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden in the far west, often associated with golden apples and the evening star.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
garden of the Hesperides 10
Garden of the Hesperides 3
Ladon 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological characters
dragon
mythologicalGroup
mythologicalLocation
nymphs
personification of the evening star
associatedWith evening
evening star
golden apples
the far west
category Nymphs of evening
Nymphs of evening
surface form: Nymphs of the west
connectedTo Heracles
culture Ancient Greek mythology
Ancient Greek mythology
etymology derived from Greek "Hesperos" meaning evening or west
feature golden apple trees
guardedBy Typhoeus
surface form: Ladon
labour obtaining the golden apples of the Hesperides
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn far west
member Aegle
Antheia
Arethusa
Asterope
Chrysothemis
Erytheia
Hespere
Hesperethusa
Hesperia
Lipara
mentionedIn Argonautica
Bibliotheca
Hesiod's Theogony
surface form: Theogony
parent Atlas
Erebus
Hesperus
Nyx
Themis
Zeus
relatedTo Hesperus
resideIn Hesperides self-linksurface differs
surface form: Garden of the Hesperides
role guardian of the golden apples
guardians of a blissful garden
guardians of the golden apples
symbolOf evening light
western edge of the world
worshipType minor cultic importance

Referenced by (35)

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

Atlas associatedLocation Hesperides
this entity surface form: Garden of the Hesperides
Aegle associatedWith Hesperides
Aegle associatedWith Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Arethusa associatedWith Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Asterope associatedWith Hesperides
Asterope associatedWith Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Chrysothemis associatedWith Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Erytheia associatedWith Hesperides
Erytheia associatedWith Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Hespere associatedWith Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Hesperia associatedWith Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Lipara associatedWith Hesperides
Lipara associatedWith Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Aegle category Hesperides
Chrysothemis category Hesperides
subject surface form: Atlas
Erytheia groupMemberOf Hesperides
Aegle groupMembership Hesperides
Atlas guardianOf Hesperides
this entity surface form: Garden of the Hesperides
Hespere guardianOf Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Children of Atlas hasMember Hesperides
Heracles labour Hesperides
this entity surface form: Apples of the Hesperides
Antheia linkedTo Hesperides
Arethusa memberOf Hesperides
Asterope memberOf Hesperides
Chrysothemis memberOf Hesperides
Hespere memberOf Hesperides
Hesperia memberOf Hesperides
Lipara memberOf Hesperides
Nyx parentOf Hesperides
Hesperus relatedConcept Hesperides
Hesperides resideIn Hesperides self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Garden of the Hesperides
Aegle residence Hesperides
this entity surface form: garden of the Hesperides
Hespere siblingGroup Hesperides