Hesperus
an evening star, especially Venus.
Origin of Hesperus
1- Also Hesper.
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How to use Hesperus in a sentence
Consequently, confidence is felt in treating Pipistrellus Hesperus and Pipistrellus subflavus as two distinct species.
A Synopsis of the American Bats of the Genus Pipistrellus | Walter W. DalquestClearly, a critical study is needed of adequate material of Pipistrellus Hesperus of Mexico.
A Synopsis of the American Bats of the Genus Pipistrellus | Walter W. DalquestJuno prized these apples highly, and gave them to the Hesperides, the daughters of Hesperus.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song | Florence HolbrookOnce, in Job, it is rendered "Hesperus," the evening star; and in the other two instances it is given as "Orion."
The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter MaunderA year has passed since the ill-fated Hesperus was burned in mid-ocean with such terrible loss of human life.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily | Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
British Dictionary definitions for Hesperus
/ (ˈhɛspərəs) /
an evening star, esp Venus
Origin of Hesperus
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