Hesperian

American  

[he-speer-ee-uhn] / hɛˈspɪər i ən /

adjective

1. western; occidental.

2. of or relating to the Hesperides.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of a western land.

Hesperian British  

/ hɛˈspɪərɪən /

adjective

1. poetic western

2. of or relating to the Hesperides

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of a western land

Etymology

Origin of Hesperian

1540–50; < Latin Hesperi ( us ) of, toward the West (< Greek hespérios western, derivative of hésperos evening, Hesperus ) + -an

Example Sentences

He makes wine in Napa Valley, selling small amounts of an expensive cabernet sauvignon under the Hesperian label and larger amounts of a more moderately priced cabernet under the Anatomy label.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2020

Late Noachian/Early Hesperian or younger age indicates that clay mineral formation on Mars extended beyond Noachian time.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2014

Above the clays, a little further up the mountain, the rover should find sulphate salts, which relate to the Hesperian Era - a time when Mars was still wet but beginning to dry out.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2012

But there’s a lot we don’t know about Mars’s ancient climate, so though oceans may have sloshed around at one point, it’s not clear whether large bodies of water persisted through the Hesperian.

From National Geographic

These are the dragons that the old poets represent as guarding sleeplessly the golden apples in the garden of the Hesperian maidens.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely