Under this assumption, the Greek botanical name chosen for all citrus species was Hesperidoeidē (Ἑσπεριδοειδῆ, "hesperidoids") and even today the Greek word for the orange fruit is πορτοκαλί (Portokali)-after the country of Portugal in Iberia near where the Garden of the Hesperides grew. They pictured each night sky as a garden that was usually hidden from human eyes, except for brief periods at night. The Hesperides were a way for them to understand the sunset. The women are also known as the Western Maidens or the Daughters of the Evening, in a reference to their Westerly location. The Hesperides were just one of many Greek deities that the ancient Greeks believed controlled nature. In others, they are given names like Arethusa, Aegle, Liupra, and Hespera. In later years it was thought that the "golden apples" might have actually been oranges, a fruit unknown to Europe and the Mediterranean before the Middle Ages. Their number rarely exceeds seven in Greek myths, and in most stories the Hesperides remain unnamed. In the myth of the Judgement of Paris, it was from the Garden that Eris, Goddess of Discord, obtained the Apple of Discord, which led to the Trojan War. Not trusting them, Hera also placed in the garden a never-sleeping, hundred-headed dragon named Ladon as an additional safeguard. The Hesperides were given the task of tending to the grove, but occasionally picked apples from it themselves. The trees were planted from the fruited branches that Gaia gave to Hera as a wedding gift when Hera accepted Zeus. The Garden of the Hesperides is Hera's orchard in the west, where either a single apple tree or a grove grows, producing golden apples that grant immortality when eaten. The Garden of the Hesperides is located just in front of where Atlas holds the burden of the sky.įrederic Leighton - The Garden of the Hesperides It was also the location of the Golden Fleece. It held a grove of trees that had the Golden Apples of the Hesperides. The Garden of the Hesperides was the location that the Hesperides nymphs were located.
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