Hesperides

Summary

Hesperides is a group of Greek mythical characters^[1]. Hesperides has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Hesperides's father was Zeus^[3].
• Hesperides's father was Atlas^[4].
• Hesperides's father was Erebos^[5].
• Hesperides's father was Phorcys^[6].
• Hesperides's father was Hesperus^[7].
• Hesperides's mother was Nyx^[8].
• Hesperides's mother was Themis^[9].
• Hesperides's mother was Ceto^[10].
• Hesperides's mother was Hesperis^[11].
• Hesperides is in the country of Greece^[12].
• Hesperides is recorded as female^[13].
• Hesperides's instance of is recorded as group of Greek mythical characters^[14].
• The location of Hesperides was Lixus^[15].
• Hesperides is a type of Greek nymph^[16].
• Hesperides's Commons category is recorded as Hesperides (mythology)^[17].
• Hesperides's residence is recorded as Garden of the Hesperides^[18].
• Hesperides's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hesperides^[19].
• Hesperides's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Hesperides's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Hesperides's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• Hesperides's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Hesperides's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Hesperides's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Hesperides's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Hesperides's instance of is recorded as group of Greek mythical characters^[14]. Hesperides is a type of Greek nymph^[16].

Influence

Things named for Hesperides include hesperidium^[27], a type of fruit^[28]; Apples of the Hesperides^[29], an episode in Greek mythology^[30]; and Hespress^[31], a periodical^[32], in Morocco^[33], founded in 2007^[34].

Why It Matters

Hesperides has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Hesperides is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Hesperides include hesperidium^[27], a type of fruit^[28]; Apples of the Hesperides^[29], an episode in Greek mythology^[30]; and Hespress^[31], a periodical^[32], in Morocco^[33], founded in 2007^[34].

FAQs

Who were Hesperides's parents?

Hesperides's father was Zeus^[3]. Hesperides's mother was Nyx^[8].