Hesperides

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Hesperides, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερίδες (Hesperídes). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/ === Noun === Hesperides pl (plural only) (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. (Greek mythology) The garden of the Hesperides. (figuratively) A paradisaical land of plenty, especially one in the far West. ==== Related terms ==== Hesperid ==== Translations ====