Hesperidesn.

/hɛˈspɛrɪdiːz/

Etymology: < Latin Hesperidēs, < Greek Ἑσπερίδες , plural of ἑσπερίς ‘western’, ‘a daughter of the west’ or ‘land of the sunset’, < ἕσπερος evening, the evening star: see Hesperus n.

With plural agreement.

a. Greek Mythology. The nymphs (variously reckoned as three, four, and seven), daughters of Hesperus, who were fabled to guard, with the aid of a watchful dragon, the garden in which golden apples grew in the Isles of the Blest, at the western extremity of the earth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > Hesperides

Hesperides1656

Hesperid1878

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Hesperides, the daughters of Hesperus..They had Gardens, that bore golden fruit.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd ii. 357 Nymphs of Diana's train..And Ladies of th' Hesperides, that seem'd Fairer then feign'd of old.

1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 307 The Hesperides..are four. Their names are, Æglé,—Brightness; Erytheia,—Blushing; Hestia,—the (spirit of the) Hearth; Arethusa,—the Ministering.

b. transferred. (In quot. 1609 as singular.)

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1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles i. 70 Before thee standes this faire Hesperides, With golden fruite, but dangerous to be toucht.

1860 C. Sangster Hesperus 85 Some souls are the Hesperides Heaven sends to guard the golden age.

c. Hence, the garden watched by these nymphs; also, the ‘Fortunate Islands’ or ‘Isles of the Blest’ (αἱ Μακάρων νῆσοι), beyond the Pillars of Hercules, at the western extremity of the ancient world, in which the garden was supposed to be situated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > non-Christian

heaveneOE

other worldOE

paradise?a1425

pantheon?1545

Olympus1582

Hesperidesa1592

tian1613

afterworld1615

Swarga1734

goddery1811

Pure Land1819

Reinga1820

Tir-na-nog1889

Jodo1901

sand-hill1949

the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > supreme or heavenly happiness > [noun] > place of supreme happiness

heaveneOE

Edena1225

paradise?a1300

Garden of Eden1535

eutopia1553

happy land1562

Arcady1590

Hesperidesa1592

Elysiuma1616

God's own country1807

lotusland1856

Adamless Eden1876

summerland1895

Shangri-La1941

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E4 The fearefull dragon held his seate, That watcht the garden cald Hesperides.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 7 Iles of Cape de Verde..some thinke, these were the Hesperides, so famous for the Garden of golden Apples.

1826 J. Montgomery Voy. round World 53 The West Indies I behold, Like th' Hesperides of old,—Trees of life with fruits of gold!

2. Botany. The name given by Endlicher to one of his classes of plants, containing the orange family ( Aurantiaceæ) and some related orders.The name Hesperideæ was given by Linnæus to one of his natural orders, containing the genus Citrus and some others. Based on an identification of the orange, citron, etc. with the golden apples of the mythical Hesperides.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Xanthoxylaceae or Aurantiaceae (dittany and allies) > [noun]

dittany1605

fraxinella1664

pepperwort1676

xanthoxyl1846

stone-mint1855

Hesperides1857

1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. 211 Endlicher's System..Cl[ass] 51. Hesperides [containing] Humiriaceæ, Olacineæ, Aurantiaceæ, Meliaceæ, and Cedrelaceæ.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 586/1.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hesperides
释义	Hesperidesn. /hɛˈspɛrɪdiːz/ Etymology: < Latin Hesperidēs, < Greek Ἑσπερίδες , plural of ἑσπερίς ‘western’, ‘a daughter of the west’ or ‘land of the sunset’, < ἕσπερος evening, the evening star: see Hesperus n. With plural agreement. 1. a. Greek Mythology. The nymphs (variously reckoned as three, four, and seven), daughters of Hesperus, who were fabled to guard, with the aid of a watchful dragon, the garden in which golden apples grew in the Isles of the Blest, at the western extremity of the earth. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > Hesperides Hesperides1656 Hesperid1878 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Hesperides, the daughters of Hesperus..They had Gardens, that bore golden fruit. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd ii. 357 Nymphs of Diana's train..And Ladies of th' Hesperides, that seem'd Fairer then feign'd of old. View more context for this quotation 1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 307 The Hesperides..are four. Their names are, Æglé,—Brightness; Erytheia,—Blushing; Hestia,—the (spirit of the) Hearth; Arethusa,—the Ministering. b. transferred. (In quot. 1609 as singular.) ΚΠ 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles i. 70 Before thee standes this faire Hesperides, With golden fruite, but dangerous to be toucht. View more context for this quotation 1860 C. Sangster Hesperus 85 Some souls are the Hesperides Heaven sends to guard the golden age. c. Hence, the garden watched by these nymphs; also, the ‘Fortunate Islands’ or ‘Isles of the Blest’ (αἱ Μακάρων νῆσοι), beyond the Pillars of Hercules, at the western extremity of the ancient world, in which the garden was supposed to be situated. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > non-Christian heaveneOE other worldOE paradise?a1425 pantheon?1545 Olympus1582 Hesperidesa1592 tian1613 afterworld1615 Swarga1734 goddery1811 Pure Land1819 Reinga1820 Tir-na-nog1889 Jodo1901 sand-hill1949 the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > supreme or heavenly happiness > [noun] > place of supreme happiness heaveneOE Edena1225 paradise?a1300 Garden of Eden1535 eutopia1553 happy land1562 Arcady1590 Hesperidesa1592 Elysiuma1616 God's own country1807 lotusland1856 Adamless Eden1876 summerland1895 Shangri-La1941 a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E4 The fearefull dragon held his seate, That watcht the garden cald Hesperides. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 7 Iles of Cape de Verde..some thinke, these were the Hesperides, so famous for the Garden of golden Apples. 1826 J. Montgomery Voy. round World 53 The West Indies I behold, Like th' Hesperides of old,—Trees of life with fruits of gold! 2. Botany. The name given by Endlicher to one of his classes of plants, containing the orange family ( Aurantiaceæ) and some related orders.The name Hesperideæ was given by Linnæus to one of his natural orders, containing the genus Citrus and some others. Based on an identification of the orange, citron, etc. with the golden apples of the mythical Hesperides. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Xanthoxylaceae or Aurantiaceae (dittany and allies) > [noun] dittany1605 fraxinella1664 pepperwort1676 xanthoxyl1846 stone-mint1855 Hesperides1857 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. 211 Endlicher's System..Cl[ass] 51. Hesperides [containing] Humiriaceæ, Olacineæ, Aurantiaceæ, Meliaceæ, and Cedrelaceæ. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 586/1. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1592
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