Hesperia

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Hesperia or Hesperian may refer to:

Geology

• The Hesperian, a geologic system and time period on the planet Mars
• Hesperian Massif, the pre-Mesozoic core of the Iberian Peninsula in western Europe

Literature

• Hesperia (journal), an academic journal of Classical archaeology
• Hesperia (mythology), various people and places in Greek mythology
• Hesperia (poem), 1867 book-length verse epic by Richard Henry Wilde

Places

• Hesperia, ancient name for both the Iberian and the Italian Peninsula, used by both the Greeks and the Romans

United States

• Hesperia, California, a city in the United States
• Hesperia, Iowa, a former name for Burnside, Iowa, an unincorporated community in the United States
• Hesperia, Michigan, a village in the United States

Space

• 69 Hesperia, an asteroid
• Hesperia Planum, a region of Mars

Organisations

• Hesperia Hotels, Spanish hotel chain owned by NH Hoteles group
• Hesperian College, former name of Chapman University, Orange, California, U.S.
• Hesperian Health Guides, an American NGO
• Hesperian Press, an Australian publisher based in Perth

Other uses

• Hesperia (actress) (1885–1959), Italian actress
• Hesperia (butterfly), a genus in the skipper family, Hesperiidae
• USS Hesperia (AKS-13), a general stores issue ship

See also

• The Hesperian Harp, a shape note tunebook published in 1848
• Hesperides (disambiguation)

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