![]() The Hesperides were given the task of tending to the grove, but occasionally picked apples from it themselves. The trees were planted from the fruited branches that Gaia gave to Hera as a wedding gift when Hera accepted Zeus. The Garden of the Hesperides is Hera's orchard in the west, where either a single apple tree or a grove grows, producing golden apples that grant immortality when eaten. ![]() The Garden of the Hesperides is located just in front of where Atlas holds the burden of the sky.įrederic Leighton - The Garden of the Hesperides It was also the location of the Golden Fleece. It held a grove of trees that had the Golden Apples of the Hesperides. The Garden of the Hesperides was the location that the Hesperides nymphs were located.
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