THE HESPERIDES were the goddesses of the evening and golden light of sunset. The three nymphs were daughters of either Nyx (Night) or the heaven-bearing Titan Atlas. They were entrusted with the care of the tree of the golden apples which was first presented to the goddess Hera by Gaia (Earth) on her wedding day. They were assisted in their task by a hundred-headed guardian drakon named Ladon. Herakles was sent to fetch the apples as one of his twelve labours, and upon slaying the serpent, stole the precious fruit. However, Athena later returned them to the Hesperides.
Good on ya, doll!
I think they were having an argument here!
OK ... It's Official ... I am Impressed ... Spectacular Sky and Mythology ... A Pseudo passion of mine as well ... lol ... Great Combination Maggie ... Peace to You ...
Fave for me twofold, capture and story. I grew up reading all this and struggling to find a book in English for my girls to read mythology, so any suggestions would be very welcome indeed :)
@carolinedreams Thank you Caroline! Off to the Kilbirnie one this weekend with the girls for sure! We are using the library tremendously since we moved here, buying books here still feels prohibitively expensive compared to home and I for one am very happy that the girls get to use it a lot, they learn in so many different ways by going there.
