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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hes•per•i•des (he sper′i dēz′),USA pronunciation n. - Mythology[Class. Myth.]
- Mythology(used with a pl. v.) nymphs, variously given as three to seven in number, who guarded with the dragon Ladon the golden apples that were the wedding gift of Gaea to Hera.
- Mythology(used with a sing. v.) the garden where the golden apples were grown.
- Mythology(used with a pl. v.) See Islands of the Blessed.
- Literature(italics) (used with a pl. v.) a collection of poems (1648) by Robert Herrick.
Hes•per•id•i•an (hes′pə rid′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hesperides /hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz/ pl n - 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
Hesperidian /ˌhɛspəˈrɪdɪən/, ˌHesperˈidean adj |