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
  • Hesperian, part of the common name for many species of snails in the genus Vespericola, such as the Santa Cruz hesperian
  • USS Hesperia (AKS-13), a general stores issue ship
  • RMS Hesperian, a British ocean liner sunk during WWI

See also

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