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Garden of the Hesperides

The Garden of the Hesperides was in Greek myth the garden of the goddess Hera at the western edge of the world, where golden apples were guarded by the nymphs called Hesperides and the dragon Ladon. Fetching the apples was one of the labours of Heracles. Some ancient writers placed the garden near the Greek city of Euesperides, modern Benghazi in Libya.

Garden of the Hesperides
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Garden of the Hesperides. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/garden-of-the-hesperides
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“Garden of the Hesperides.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/garden-of-the-hesperides. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Garden of the Hesperides.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/garden-of-the-hesperides.
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