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the Week of Proper 5 / Ordinary 10

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Hesperides

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Maidens of high degree appointed to guard the golden apples presented to Hera by Gaia on her marriage with Zeus, assisted in their office by the dragon Ladon; the apples were stolen by Hercules, but were afterwards restored by Athene.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hesperides'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/hesperides.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.

Bible Encyclopedias Hesperides

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Bible Encyclopedias
Hesperides