10), or even to the northern extremity of the earth, beyond the wind Boreas, among the Hyperboreans. 742) but the later attempts to fix their abodes, and the geographical position of their gardens, have led poets and geographers to different parts of Libya, as in the neighbourhood of Cyrene, Mount Atlas, or the islands on the western coast of Libya (Plin. 1399.) In the earliest legends, these nymphs are described as living on the river Oceanus, in the extreme west (Hes. init.) The poets describe them as possessed of the power of sweet song. Hespere, Erytheis, and Aegle, Arethusa, and Hesperusa or Hesperia (Apollon. 742.) Instead of the four Hesperides mentioned above, some traditions know only of three, viz. 27), and sometimes of Hesperus, or of Zeus and Themis. 1399), sometimes of Atlas and Hesperis, whence their names Atlantides or Hesperides (Diod. init.), sometimes of Phorcys and Ceto (Schol. Their names are Aegle, Erytheia, Hesperia, and Arethusa, but their descent is not the same in the different traditions sometimes they are called the daughters of Night or Erebus (Hes. HESPE′RIDES (Hesperides), the famous guardians of the golden apples which Ge had given to Hera at her marriage with Zeus. EURYTION (Stesichorus Geryoneis Frag S8) ASTEROPE, KHRYSOTHEMIS, LIPARA (Vase Painting N14.1) OFFSPRING OF ERYTHEIA AIGLE, HESPERIE, AERIKA (Hyginus Preface) AIGLE, ERYTHEIS, HESPERE (Apollonius Rhodius 4.1390) AIGLE, ERYTHEIS, HESPERIE, ARETHOUSA (Apollodoros 2.113) AIGLE, ERYTHEIA, HESPERETHOOSA (Hesiod Doubtful Frag 3) PHORKYS & KETO (Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius 4.1399) NAMES ZEUS & THEMIS (Servius on Virgil's Aeneid 4.484) HESPEROS (Scholiast on Euripides Hippolytus) ATLAS (Pherecydes Frag, Hyginus Astronomica 2.3) ATLAS & HESPERIS (Diodorus Sicululs 4.26.2) EREBOS & NYX (Hyginus Pref, Cicero De Natura Deorum 3.17) The three nymphs and their glowing, golden apples were regarded as the source of the golden light of sunset-a phenomena which celebrated the bridal of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of heaven. Perseus obtained from them the artifacts he needed to slay the Gorgon Medousa (Medusa). The Hesperides were also the keepers of other treasures of the gods. Athena later returned them to the Hesperides. Herakles was sent to fetch the apples as one of his twelve labours and, upon slaying the serpent, stole the precious fruit. They were assisted by a hundred-headed guardian- Drakon (Dragon). The Hesperides were entrusted with the care of the tree of the golden apples which was had been presented to the goddess Hera by Gaia (the Earth) on her wedding day. They were the daughters of either Nyx (Night) or the heaven-bearing Titan Atlas. THE HESPERIDES were the goddess-nymphs of evening and the golden light of sunsets. In 2009, the vessel participated in a high-profile rescue of Ocean Nova, a vessel with 106 people in the Antarctic and, in 2010, in the Malaspina Expedition.Of the Evening ( hesperos) Hesperid-nymph Lipara, Athenian red-figure hydria C5th B.C., British Museum The vessel is equipped with eleven laboratories, spread over 345 m² and located on the main deck and below. In 2003–2004, she was the subject of a thorough renovation, the hull was strengthened even more to break ice, all systems were improved and the habitability of the ship. Name īuque de Investigación Oceanográfica Hespérides, 'Oceanographic Research Vessel Hesperides,' is named after Hesperides, the Greek nymphs of the evening, located on the Western Mediterranean. Her propulsion system uses a computer-controlled variable-pitch propeller and stern and bow thrusters. She can move through up to 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) of ice at 5 knots (9.3 km/h 5.8 mph). Hespérides is classified by Lloyd's Register of Shipping with ice class 1C. It is operated by the Spanish Navy and the responsible of the scientific equipment is the Spanish National Research Council. Hespérides is used to service the research bases in Antarctica, mainly the Spanish Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base, as well as to perform research voyages. She was built in 1990, by Bazán Shipyards of Cartagena, Spain. Hespérides off Deception Island in January 2013Ģ × Bazán- M.AN.
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