Hesperides

Summary

Hesperides is a group of Greek mythical characters^[1]. Hesperides draws 830 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_greek_mythical_characters category, ranking #12 of 80).^[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's image is recorded as Frederic Leighton - The Garden of the Hesperides.jpg^[13].
• Hesperides is recorded as female^[14].
• Hesperides's instance of is recorded as group of Greek mythical characters^[15].
• Hesperides's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8530053^[16].
• Hesperides's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315728656^[17].
• Hesperides's GND ID is recorded as 131813447^[18].
• Hesperides's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15082916v^[19].
• Hesperides's IdRef ID is recorded as 184668050^[20].
• Hesperides's location is recorded as Lixus^[21].
• Hesperides's subclass of is recorded as Greek nymph^[22].
• Hesperides's Commons category is recorded as Hesperides (mythology)^[23].
• Hesperides's residence is recorded as Garden of the Hesperides^[24].
• Hesperides's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kd9d^[25].
• Hesperides's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hesperides^[26].
• Hesperides's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Zeus^[3], a thunder deity^[28]; Atlas^[4], a titan^[29]; Erebos^[5], a Greek primordial deity^[30]; Phorcys^[6], a Greek water deities^[31]; and Hesperus^[7], a Greek deity^[32]. Mothers listed include Nyx^[8], a Greek primordial deity^[33]; Themis^[9], a titan^[34]; Ceto^[10], a Greek water deities^[35]; and Hesperis^[11], a mythological Greek character^[36].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hesperides include Apples of the Hesperides^[37], an episode in Greek mythology^[38]; hesperidium^[39], a type of fruit^[40]; and Hespress^[41], a periodical^[42], in Morocco^[43], founded in 2007^[44].

Why It Matters

Hesperides draws 830 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_greek_mythical_characters category, ranking #12 of 80).^[2] Hesperides has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Hesperides is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Hesperides include Apples of the Hesperides^[37], an episode in Greek mythology^[38]; hesperidium^[39], a type of fruit^[40]; and Hespress^[41], a periodical^[42], in Morocco^[43], founded in 2007^[44].

FAQs

Who were Hesperides's parents?

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