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Hebe (hē`bē), in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of youth; daughter of Zeus and Hera and wife of Hercules. She appears only occasionally in legend as a cupbearer and attendant of the gods. The Romans identified her as Juventas.

Hebe

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Hebe carrying nectar and ambrosia, detail of a vase painting; in the Jatta Museum, Ruvo di Puglia, …
(credit: Alinari—Giraudon from Art Resource, New York)
Greek goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera. She served as cupbearer to the gods, and when Heracles ascended into heaven after his painful death, she became his bride. She was generally worshiped along with her mother.

Hebe
beautiful cupbearer to the gods. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 117]
See : Beauty, Feminine
Hebe
cupbearer to the gods; succeeded by Ganymede. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 117]
See : Servant
Hebe (Juventas)
goddess of the young. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 146]
See : Youth
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