Hesperia

Hesperia

Hesperia ( _el. polytonic|Ἑσπερία, "of the Evening/West") may refer to:

* Hesperia, one of the Hesperides in Greek mythology
* Hesperia as "western land", a term sometimes applied to Italy and sometimes to the Iberian Peninsula
* Hesperia, also called Asterope, the wife or desired lover of Aesacus and daughter of the river Cebren
* Hesperia, California
* Hesperia, Michigan
* 69 Hesperia, an asteroid
* "Hesperia" (skipper) (the Branded Skippers), a genus in the Skippers ("Hesperiidae") butterfly family
* "Hesperia (journal)", an academic journal of Classical archaeology
* Hesperia, a continent in the fictional world of Weyard in the "Golden Sun" game series
* Hesperia is a Spanish hotel chain


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  • Hesperia — Hesperia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hesperia — (‚die Abendliche‘) bezeichnet: eine der Hesperiden, der Hüterinnen der Goldenen Äpfel in der griechischen Mythologie Hesperia (Mythologie), Tochter des Flussgottes Kebren in der griechischen Mythologie in der Antike das Abendland, genauer der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hesperia — Hesperia, CA U.S. city in California Population (2000): 62582 Housing Units (2000): 21348 Land area (2000): 67.346137 sq. miles (174.425687 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.074423 sq. miles (0.192755 sq. km) Total area (2000): 67.420560 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hesperia — Специализация: археология, искусство, эпиграфика, история и литература Греции Периодичность: 1 раз в квартал Язык: английский Издатель …   Википедия

  • HESPERIA — nomen tam Italiae, quam Hispaniae commune, Italiae quidem ab Hespero Atlantis fratre impositum, qui a fratre pulsus regionem eam tenuit. Hispaniae vero ab Hespero stella, quae vesperi ad Occid. apparet, propterea quod haec regio omnium extrema… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Hesperia, CA — U.S. city in California Population (2000): 62582 Housing Units (2000): 21348 Land area (2000): 67.346137 sq. miles (174.425687 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.074423 sq. miles (0.192755 sq. km) Total area (2000): 67.420560 sq. miles (174.618442 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hesperia, MI — U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 954 Housing Units (2000): 438 Land area (2000): 0.822469 sq. miles (2.130184 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.031211 sq. miles (0.080835 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.853680 sq. miles (2.211019 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hesperia — [hes pir′ē ə] n. 〚L < Gr Hesperia < hesperos: see HESPERIAN〛 the Western Land: the ancient Greek name for Italy and the Roman name for Spain * * * …   Universalium

  • Hesperia — [hes pir′ē ə] n. [L < Gr Hesperia < hesperos: see HESPERIAN] the Western Land: the ancient Greek name for Italy and the Roman name for Spain …   English World dictionary

  • Hesperĭa [1] — Hesperĭa (a. Geogr.), Westland, bei den Griechen so v.w. Italien, bei den Römern so v.w. Spanien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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