Hesperus

[ hes-per-uhs ]

noun

1. an evening star, especially Venus.

Hesperus

/ ˈhɛspərəs /

noun

1. an evening star, esp Venus

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hesperus¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, from the Greek adjective and noun hésperos “in or of the evening, the evening, evening star, western, the west”; akin to west, Latin vesper “evening” ( vesper )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hesperus¹

from Latin, from Greek Hesperos, from hesperos western

Example Sentences

Consequently, confidence is felt in treating Pipistrellus hesperus and Pipistrellus subflavus as two distinct species.

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Clearly, a critical study is needed of adequate material of Pipistrellus hesperus of Mexico.

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Juno prized these apples highly, and gave them to the Hesperides, the daughters of Hesperus.

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Once, in Job, it is rendered "Hesperus," the evening star; and in the other two instances it is given as "Orion."

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A year has passed since the ill-fated Hesperus was burned in mid-ocean with such terrible loss of human life.

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