god
Hesperus
The evening star, 'leader of the night,' longed for by lovers and brides as the signal for the wedding-night.
Reading notes
- Agamemnon §840 the Evening Star
Hesperus (Lucifer), the planet Venus, that 'changes its name by turns' between morning and evening star.
- The Pumpkinification of the Divine Claudius §3 Evening Star
Hesperus, the planet Venus as evening star; paired with Lucifer in the simile for Nero.
- Hercules on Oeta §104 Hesperus
The Evening Star (Venus at dusk), paired with Lucifer in the tale of the prolonged night.
- Medea §56 star that herald the twin twilights
Hesperus, the evening star, whose rising lovers and brides await as the signal for the wedding-night.
- Phaedra §741 evening star
Hesperus, the planet Venus as evening star, the same as Lucifer the morning star.