Hesperus
/ˈhɛspərəs/noun
A poetic name for the evening star, especially the planet Venus seen after sunset.
Did you know?In Greek myth, Hesperus became the Evening Star, and the name passed into astronomy as a poetic title for Venus, the same planet that also appears as Phosphorus, the Morning Star.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wes-
“to shine, dusk, or evening light”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἕσπερος (Hésperos)
“the evening star; also connected with the west and evening”
Latin
Latin
Hesperus
“the evening star, especially Venus”
Middle English
English
Hesperus
“a poetic or learned name for the evening star”
Modern English
English
Hesperus
“a literary name for Venus as the evening star”
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