Hesperia

Hesperia ('the evening one')

in Greek mythology:

• one of the hesperides , the guardians of the golden apples
• Hesperia (daughter of Kebren) , daughter of the river god Kebren, also called Asterope

further:

• in antiquity the Occident, more precisely the Greek name for Italy , the Roman name for Spain or the western parts of Ethiopia
• Hesperia Planum , vast plain on the planet Mars
• (69) Hesperia , asteroid of the main asteroid belt
• Hesperia (California) , city in the USA with approx. 90,000 inhabitants
• Hesperia (Michigan) , village in the USA with 950 inhabitants
• Hesperia (magazine) , ancient science magazine
• Hesperia (butterfly) , genus of butterflies within the pigheaded butterfly family

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.