Hesperides Hesperides In Greek mythology, the Hesperides (; Ancient Greek: Ἑσπερίδες ) are the nymphs of evening and golden light of sunsets, who were the "Daughters of the Evening" or "Nymphs of the West". They were also called the Atlantides (Ἀτλαντίδων) from their reputed father, the Titan Atlas. The name means "originating from Hesperos" (evening). "Hesperos", or "Vesper" in Latin, is the origin of the name Hesperus, the evening star (i.e. the planet Venus) as well as having a shared root with the English word "west". Ordinarily the Hesperides number three, like the other Greek triads (the Three Graces and the
Near to the Wild Heart of Life whose title is itself a reference to the 1916 novel "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce. In an interview with National Public Radio (NPR), King explained the title: On October 31, 2016, Japandroids announced their third album "Near to the Wild Heart of Life" via a teaser video featuring live footage from their 4-night stand at The Cobalt in Vancouver. On November 2, 2016, it was confirmed that the album would be released by Anti- on January 27, 2017, and preceded by a limited edition 7" of the album's title track. When asked about