Hesperides
The Hesperides are nymphs in Greek mythology. They are possibly the daughters of Ceto and Phorcys. They guard the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by the Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Nemean lion, Nereids, Dryads, Alseids, Naiads, Hyades, Heliades, nymphs, Circe, Dioscuri, Aeëtes, Medea, Absyrtus, Talos, Dragon (guardian of the fleece), Atlas, Astraeus, Hesperis, Cephalus, Daedalion, Calypso, Aethra, Pleione, Hyas, Chimera, Medusa, sphinxes, Echidna, Euryale, Ladon, Pemphredo, Enyo, Sthenno, Dino, Persis, Meliae, Oceanid, Oread, Apollo, Scylla, Charybdis, Triton, Sirens, Poseidon, Hesperus, Ceyx, Eos, Zeus, Hermes, Pegasus
- aspect of
- nymphs
- sibling of
- Pleiades
- child of
- Ceto, Phorcys, Phosphorus
Mentioned by
- Medusa
- sphinxes
- Echidna
- Euryale
- Ladon
- Pemphredo
- Enyo
- Sthenno
- Dino
- Persis
- Meliae
- Oceanid
- Oread
- Apollo
- Scylla
- Charybdis
and 12 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“The Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius cites Phorcys and Ceto as the parents of the Hesperides, but this assertion is not repeated in other ancient sources.”
#5994 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Other nymphs included the Hesperides (evening nymphs), the Hyades (rain nymphs), the Heliades (poplar tree nymphs, daughters of Helios), and the Pleiades (companions of Artemis).”
#7586 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ovid also makes him the father of Ceyx, while the Latin grammarian Servius makes him the father of the Hesperides or of Hesperis.”
#41159 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sometimes they were related as half-sisters to the Hesperides, nymphs of the evening and sunset.”
#43386 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The “Argo” was now carried twelve days and twelve nights to the Hesperides...”
#44437 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free