Iyo Hesperides yaive nymphs kubva mungano dzechiGreek vaichengetedza gadheni raipenya raioneka senzvimbo yekumusoro kuNorth Africa.
Mubhuku rino Makuva eHesperides, bindu rinofungidzirwa rinova iro, mumakuva. Flavia Albia, mwanasikana waMarco Didio Falco, nyeredzi yemunyori, anotora chikamu mukuwanikwa kwemutumbi wemuchengeti weimba yevaeni akafa nguva yapfuura.
Kunyangwe Flavia aigona kufuratira zvakawanikwa izvi kuti arambe achizvipira kune hupenyu hwake hwakanaka naManlio Fausto, waanoronga kuroora naye, chokwadi ndechekuti chitarisiko chechitunha chinoguma chabata chinyararire chinomukurudzira kuti azive zvakawanda nezvechirwere- jaya rakafirwa raive rakavigwa mubindu.
Kubva pahunhu hwake hune simba munharaunda, Flavia anozvitungamira kuburikidza nenzvimbo dzisingaperi dzeRome yakadzika, uko vanhu vanonakirwa nematambudziko ehunhu ehupenyu hwavo. Ndipo ipapo munyori paanoratidzira ruzivo rwake rukuru rweichi chiitiko chenhoroondo kuti awedzere pane ruzivo rwunonakidza sekukwasva kwaro, rwechokwadi icho pasina mubvunzo chakaperekedza hupenyu hwakadzika kwazvo hweguta ramambo.
Dinky canteens uko vakadzi vaikumbira bonde kuti vararame, uko mhirizhonga ikava mutemo uye kuvapo kwaigona kungouya kuburikidza nemitambo pamwe nadhiyabhorosi, iye chete airatidzika seanogadzira imwe mhando yemhando mune iyo yepasi pepasi.
Flavia anotarisana nehunhu hwehupenyu. Uye kunyangwe hazvo chinhu chakareruka, chechisikigo uye chakakodzera chingave chekudzoka nevadikani vake, kune iyo nyika yechiedza, varaidzo uye hunhu hwakanaka, anopedzisira aona kuti chimwe chinhu chinomubatanidza iye kunzvimbo iri kure yekuparadzwa. Izvo zvinongoramba zviri kwaari kuti azvipe iye amene kuna vamwari kuti asazopedzisira awira pasi pevhu.
Unogona kutenga bhuku Makuva eHesperides, chinyorwa chazvino naLindsey Davis, pano:
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