Vesper
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Vesper means evening in Classical Latin
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Classical Latin
Classical Latin in simplest terms is the socio-linguistic register of the Latin language regarded by the enfranchised and empowered populations of the late Roman republic and the Roman empire as good Latin. Most writers during this time made use of it...
. It can refer to:
- HesperusHesperusIn Greek mythology, Hesperus is the Evening Star, the planet Venus in the evening. He is the son of the dawn goddess Eos and is the brother of Eosphorus , the Morning Star. Hesperus' Roman equivalent is Vesper...
, Latinized form of Hesperos, a Greek mythological figure (Roman Vesper)
Places:
- Vesper, WisconsinVesper, WisconsinVesper is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 541 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Vesper is located at ....
, a village - Vesper PeakVesper PeakVesper Peak is a peak along the Mountain Loop Highway region of the North Cascades of Washington state. It is about south of Darrington and east of Granite Falls, in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest...
, a mountain in Washington State - Vesper, an abandoned village southwest of Swift Current, SaskatchewanSwift Current, SaskatchewanSwift Current is a small city in southwest Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west from Moose Jaw, and east from Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 0.8% between 2001 and 2006 ending up at 14,946 residents. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Swift...
, Canada
People:
- Will VesperWill VesperWill Vesper was a German author and literary critic.- Life :...
(1882-1962), German author and literary critic - Rudolf VesperRudolf VesperRudolf Vesper is a former Olympic wrestler for East Germany. Born in Niemil, Lower Silesia, Vesper competed for the Unified German team in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and then East Germany in 1968 in Mexico City...
(born 1939), East German Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
In fiction:
- Vesper (comics)Vesper (comics)Vesper is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Genetix #1.-Fictional character biography:Vesper is an Asian woman, who joined Genetix at the age of 20...
, a female mutant in the Marvel Comics universe - Vesper (novel), a young-adult novel by Jeff Sampson
- Vesper HollyVesper HollyVesper Holly is the protagonist in a series of novels by Lloyd Alexander. She is a young high-society orphan from Philadelphia, the daughter of an eccentric wealthy archaeologist who disappeared while on an expedition to the Balkan state of Illyria. Vesper is looked after by her guardians, Uncle...
, a character from a book series by Lloyd Alexander - Vesper LyndVesper LyndVesper Lynd is a fictional character featured in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Casino Royale. The name is a pun on "West Berlin". It has been claimed that Fleming based Lynd on the real life Special Operations Executive agent Christine Granville. In the 1967 film of Casino Royale, she is played by...
, a character in the James Bond novel and film Casino Royale - Vesper, an organization in the manga and anime series MahoromaticMahoromaticis a sci-fi romantic comedy manga and animeseries which contains elements of the literary genre of tragic dramas. It is about a female android former soldier, Mahoro...
- Vesper Family, a family in the book series The 39 Clues
In science:
- Vesper batVesper batVesper bats , also known as Evening bats or Common bats, are the largest and best-known family of bats. They belong to the suborder Microchiroptera . There are over three hundred species distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica...
, the largest, best-known family of bats - Vesper mouseVesper mouseCalomys is a genus of rodents, also called vesper mice. The genus is widely distributed in South America.Some species are notable as the vectors of Argentinian hemorrhagic fever and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever.-References:...
, a rodent genus - Vesper SparrowVesper SparrowThe Vesper Sparrow is a medium-sized American sparrow. It is the only member of the genus Pooecetes.Adults have light brown upperparts and light underparts, both with darker streaking. They have a white eye ring and a long dark brown tail which shows white outer feathers in flight.Their breeding...
, a medium-sized bird - Vesper mission, a planned Venus chemistry and dynamics orbiter of the NASA Discovery ProgramDiscovery ProgramNASA's Discovery Program is a series of lower-cost, highly-focused American scientific space missions that are exploring the Solar System. It was founded in 1992 to implement then-NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin's vision of "faster, better, cheaper" planetary missions...
Other:
- Vesper Boat ClubVesper Boat ClubVesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the Club changed its name to Vesper Boat Club in 1870...
, an amateur rowing club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Vesper Country ClubVesper Country ClubThe Vesper Country Club, founded in 1899, is located on the Merrimack River in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. According to the USGA, and Golf Magazine, its golf course is one of the first in the United States, and was home to the first Massachusetts Open in 1905, won by golfer and course designer...
, one of the first golf courses in the United States - Vesper (cocktail)Vesper (cocktail)The Vesper or Vesper Martini is a cocktail that was originally made of gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet.-Origin:The drink was invented and named by fictional secret agent James Bond in the 1953 novel Casino Royale....
, a martini-style alcoholic beverage recipe created by Ian Fleming
See also
- Vespers (disambiguation)Vespers (disambiguation)Vespers may refer to:* Vespers, the Catholic and Orthodox prayer service* Evening Prayer , the Anglican liturgy* All-Night Vigil, an a cappella composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff* Vespers , a 1968 musical composition by Alvin Lucier...
- VespaVespaVespa is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian.The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A...
- VSEPR theoryVSEPR theoryValence shell electron pair repulsion theory is a model in chemistry used to predict the shape of individual molecules based upon the extent of electron-pair electrostatic repulsion. It is also named Gillespie–Nyholm theory after its two main developers...
in chemistry, often pronounced "Vesper"