Hebe (meethologie)
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In Greek meethology, Hēbē (/ˈhiːbi/; Greek: Ἥβη)[1] is the goddess o youth[2] (Roman equivalent: Juventas).
| Hebe | |
|---|---|
| Cupbearer tae the gods Goddess o eternal youth | |
 Hebe bi Antonio Canova, 1800–05 (Hermitage, St. Petersburg) | |
| Abode | Moont Olympus |
| Symbol | Chalice, Lettuce, Ivy, Fountain o Youth |
| Personal Information | |
| Consort | Heracles |
| Childer | Alexiares an Anicetus |
| Parents | Zeus an Hera |
| Siblins | Eileithyia, Eris, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Hermes, Heracles, Helen o Troy, Hephaestus, Perseus, Minos, the Muses, the Graces |
| Roman equivalent | Juventas |
References
eedit- ↑ Frae Proto-Indo-European *(H)iēgw-eh2-, "youth, vigour" (see R. S. P. Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, p. 507).
- ↑ "Hebe's name... means 'Flower of Youth'. She was another version of her mother in the latter's quality of Hera Pais, "Hera the young maiden," observes Karl Kerenyi, The Gods of the Greeks 1951:98.