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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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