Hesperides
[ he-sper-i-deez ]
/ hɛˈspɛr ɪˌdiz /
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noun
Classical Mythology.
- (used with a plural verb) nymphs, variously given as three to seven in number, who guarded with the dragon Ladon the golden apples that were the wedding gift of Gaia to Hera.
- (used with a singular verb) the garden where the golden apples were grown.
- (used with a plural verb) Islands of the Blessed.
(italics)(used with a plural verb) a collection of poems (1648) by Robert Herrick.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Hesperides
Hes·per·id·i·an [hes-puh-rid-ee-uhn], /ˌhɛs pəˈrɪd i ən/, adjectiveWords nearby Hesperides
hesitative, Hesper, Hespere, Hesperia, Hesperian, Hesperides, hesperidin, hesperidium, hesperinos, hesperornis, Hesperus
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British Dictionary definitions for Hesperides
Hesperides
/ (hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz) /
pl n Greek myth
the daughters of Hesperus, nymphs who kept watch with a dragon over the garden of the golden apples in the Islands of the Blessed
(functioning as singular) the gardens themselves
another name for the Islands of the Blessed
Derived forms of Hesperides
Hesperidian (ˌhɛspəˈrɪdɪən) or Hesperidean, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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