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The Tree of the Hesperides was located in Iberia (modern Spain and Portugal), according to Greek mythology.It was protected by Ladon, a dragon and the Hesperides nymphs (daughters of Atlas or Nyx).It produced golden apples. Myths and Legends. Atalanta picks up the apples as Hippomenes takes the lead. The Tree was given to Hera as a wedding gift from Gaia. Hesperides by Fresh was presented in 2007. The fragrance is a refreshing, citrusy and unisex. Top notes are lemon, orange and grapefruit. The heart is composed of jasmine, bergamot and lotus, and the base consists of rhubarb, peach and musk. Hesperides, (Greek: “Daughters of Evening”) singular Hesperis, in Greek mythology, clear-voiced maidens who guarded the tree bearing golden apples that Gaea gave to Hera at her marriage to Zeus. According to Hesiod, they were the daughters of Erebus and Night; in other accounts, their parents were Atlas and Hesperis or Phorcys and Ceto. Squeeze in a fresh moment with Hesperides Grapefruit Eau de Parfum—a medley of intoxicating citruses surrounding a crisp grapefruit accord. Top Notes: mandarin, Italian lemon, grapefruit. Middle Notes: bergamot, lotus flower, transparent jasmine. Bottom Notes: rhubarb, musk, peach.

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Hes·per·i·des

(hĕ-spĕr′ĭ-dēz′)pl.n.Greek MythologyHesperides
1. The nymphs who together with a dragon watch over a garden in which golden apples grow.
2. (used with a sing. verb) A garden, situated at the western end of the earth, in which golden apples grow.
[Greek, from pl. of hesperis, feminine of hesperios, of the evening, western; see Hesperian.]
Hes′per·id′i·an, Hes′per·id′e·an(hĕs′pə-rĭd′ē-ən) adj.
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Hesperides

(hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz) pl n
1. (Classical Myth & Legend) the daughters of Hesperus, nymphs who kept watch with a dragon over the garden of the golden apples in the Islands of the Blessed
2. (Classical Myth & Legend) (functioning as singular) the gardens themselves
3. (Classical Myth & Legend) another name for the Islands of the Blessed
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Hes•per•i•des

(hɛˈspɛr ɪˌdiz)
n.

Hesperides Greek Mythology

a. (used with a pl. v.) (in Greek myth) the nymphs who together with a dragon guarded the golden apples that were a wedding gift of Gaea to Hera.
b. (used with a sing. v.) the garden where the golden apples were grown.
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Hesperides Pronunciation

Hes•per•id•i•an (ˌhɛs pəˈrɪd i ən) adj.
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Noun1.Hesperides - (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; 'the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water'
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