Hesperus

Hesperus
Evening E"ven*ing, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See {even}, n., and cf. {Eve}.] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sun. [1913 Webster]

In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening. --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]

2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory. [1913 Webster]

Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. ``Evening Prayer.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{Evening flower} (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants ({Hesperantha}) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening.

{Evening grosbeak} (Zo["o]l.), an American singing bird ({Coccothraustes vespertina}) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening.

{Evening primrose}. See under {Primrose}.

{The evening star}, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also {Vesper} and {Hesperus}. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See {Morning Star}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Hesperus — Hes pe*rus, n. [L. See {Hesper}.] 1. Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper. [1913 Webster] 2. Evening. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] The Sun was sunk, and after him the Star Of Hesperus. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hesperus — late 14c., poetic for the evening star, from L. Hesperus, from Gk. hesperos (aster) western (star), from PIE *wes pero evening, night (see VESPER (Cf. vesper)). Hence also Hesperides (1590s), from Greek, daughters of the West, the nymphs… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hespĕrus — (Astron.), s. Hesperos …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hesperus — Hesperus, siehe Abendstern …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Hesperus — Hesperus, griech. lat., der Morgen u. Abendstern, nach der griech. Mythe ein Sohn der Aurora und Asträa (die Griechen erkannten frühe, daß Morgen und Abendstern derselbe Stern sei); aus dem Orient kam in späterer Zeit die Zueignung des H. an die… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Hesperus — [hes′pər əs] n. [L < Gr Hesperos: see HESPERIAN] the evening star, esp. Venus …   English World dictionary

  • Hesperus — In Greek mythology, Hesperus (Greek gr. Ἓσπερος Hesperos ) (Roman equivalent: Vesper cf. evening , supper , evening star , west [Collins Latin Dictionary plus Grammar, p. 231. ISBN 0 06 053690 X)] ), the Evening Star is the son of the dawn… …   Wikipedia

  • Hesperus, S. — S. Hesperus, M. (2. Mai). Der hl. Sclave Hesperus (nach dem Mart. Rom. Exuperius) litt mit seiner Ehefrau Boë und seinen Söhnen Cyriacus21 und Theodulus in der Stadt Attalia (nun Antalia) in Pamphylien. Die letztern, von den sorgsamen Eltern im… …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Hesperus — He|spe|rus auch: Hẹs|pe|rus 〈m.; ; unz.; grch. Myth.〉 = Hesperos * * * Hẹs|pe|ros, Hẹs|pe|rus, der; <meist o. Art.> [lat. Hesperus, Hesperos < griech. hésperos] (griech. Mythol.): der Abendstern. * * * Hẹs|pe|ros, Hẹs|pe|rus, der;… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hesperus — Venus Ve nus, n. [L. Venus, eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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