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Hebe

Ἥβη
deityyouththe cup-bearer of the gods

Goddess of youth, cup-bearer of the gods; she married Heracles after his deification.

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Hebe is the goddess of youth and the cup-bearer of the gods at Olympus. She is the daughter of Zeus and Hera [S5]S5 · Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library (Bibliotheca)c. 1st–2nd c. CE (transmits earlier)text. After Heracles was raised to Olympus following his death, he married Hebe [S5]S5 · Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library (Bibliotheca)c. 1st–2nd c. CE (transmits earlier)text.
Worth knowing
  • Cup-bearer of the gods [S5]S5 · Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library (Bibliotheca)c. 1st–2nd c. CE (transmits earlier)text.
  • Married Heracles after his deification [S5]S5 · Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library (Bibliotheca)c. 1st–2nd c. CE (transmits earlier)text.
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Family & kinship

PARENT_OFHera — Hera (with Zeus) is the parent of Hebe.[S5]

Partners

PARTNER_OFHeracles — Heracles married Hebe after his deification.[S5]
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