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Hertzian wave
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Hesperides

Hesperides [ he spérri deez ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. mythological Greek nymphs: in Greek mythology, the daughters of Atlas and Hesperus and the guards of a tree bearing golden apples from which Heracles was required to gather fruit as one of his 12 labours

2. islands of Greek mythology: in Greek mythology, islands far to the west in which a tree with golden apples grew

[Late 16th century. < Greek, plural of hesperis 'western' < hesperos 'western, evening']

Hesperidean [ héspə ríddi ən ] adjective
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