In Greek mythology, Hesperides were the three nymphs of evening and golden light of sunsets. They were also the guardians, with the aid of a watchful dragon, of a tree of golden apples in a garden located beyond the Atlas Mountains at the western border of Oceanus, the river encircling the world. One of the labors of Herakles/Hercules was to fetch the golden apples.
The anomaly stones work similarly to the control dial in Stargate, where coordinates symbols are linked to planets. JR Bourne plays Martouf in Stargate SG-1 (1997).