Hesperides

Hespérides English thumb|Cornelis van Haarlem - The Hesperides Filling the Cornucopia, 1622 Etymology From en la Hesperides, from en grc Ἑσπερίδες. Pronunciation en /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Hesperides.wav US Noun p en Greek mythology A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas Mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus. en Greek mythology The garden of the Hesperides. en figuratively A paradisaical land of plenty, especially one in the far West. en 1669 John Nievhoff w:John Ogilby An embassy from the East-India Company An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-126081-3026/ John Macock London 561227535 2 https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-126081-3026/page/n13/ Inclinations no leſs vigorous have of late been obſerved in Europe, but with more ſucceſs; who not being bounded by Herculean Bars, paſt ſo far through (till then) the unmeaſured Atlantick, that they lighted upon a new World, a flouriſhing Heſperides, Regions whoſe Sands were Gold, Earth Plate, and Rivers Silver, a Paradice extended to the Arctick and Antarctick Circles, with ſeveral other Countries and Iſlands that reach almoſt the utmoſt latitude of either Poles, out-ſhining all the Fables of Antiquity, and boldeſt Tales of their Poetick Dreams; […] Derived terms en Hesperidian Related terms en Hesperid Translations a group of nymphs Armenian: hy Հեսպերիդ Հեսպերիդներ p Esperanto: eo Hesperidoj p French: fr Hespérides f-p German: de Hesperiden f-p Greek: el Εσπερίδες f-p Ancient Greek: grc Ἑσπερίδες f-p Italian: it Esperidi f-p Latin: la Hesperides f-p Russian: ru Геспери́ды f-p Spanish: es Hespérides f-p en Mythological figures