Meanings
proper noun
- Hesperus, the evening star
Anna likened you to Phosphor, the morning star, and herself to Hesper, the mortal star of evening, and when I told her those twin stars were one and the same, and not a star at all but the planet Venus […]
1960, John Barth, The Sot-Weed Factor
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APA
Hesper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hesper
MLA
“Hesper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hesper. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hesper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hesper.
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