Hespere
[ hes-puh-ree ]
/ ˈhɛs pəˌri /
noun Classical Mythology.
one of the Hesperides.
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Words nearby Hespere
hesitate, hesitation, hesitation waltz, hesitative, Hesper, Hespere, Hesperia, Hesperian, Hesperides, hesperidin, hesperidium
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Example sentences from the Web for Hespere
Hespere became a poplar and Eretheis an elm, and Aegle a willow's sacred trunk.
The Argonautica|Apollonius RhodiusThis may also be said about the two fragments of Bion which begin, Hespere tas eratas and Olbioi oi phileontes.
A Problem in Greek Ethics|John Addington Symonds