Lekythos. Garden of the Hesperides. Detail: Tree & snake.
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ASTEAS (act. 4th c. BCE): The golden apples of immortality grew on a tree in the Garden of the Hesperides. A snake guarded the tree and nymphs called the Hesperids protected the garden.
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