Hesperus

See also: hesperus

English
Anton Raphael Mengs, Hesperus als Personifikation des Abends (Hesperus as the embodiment of the evening) (1765)

Etymology

From Latin hesperus, from Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos), originally an adjective ‘western’.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛspəɹəs/

Proper noun

Hesperus

  1. The planet Venus when observed as an evening star.

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