hesperus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
    evening star; Vesper.

WordNet

Hes"pe*rus noun
Etymology
L. See Hesper.
Definitions
  1. Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper.
  2. Evening. Poetic
    The Sun was sunk, and after him the Star Of Hesperus. Milton.

Webster 1913