ID: 901000702 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000702	Record Type: Character/Person

	Hesperides (Greek characters)

Note: 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. They were usually three in number.

Names:

	Hesperides (Greek characters) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Hesperis (Greek characters) (English,A,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Hesperides (Greek characters) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Garden of the Hesperides
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek legendary places, Garden of the Hesperides (Greek legendary place)) [901000703]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary characters
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Hesperides (Greek characters)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 93F1 the Hesperides
	Hesperis (Greek characters)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 93F1 the Hesperides