Hebe

Hebe, the goddess of youth, served as the cupbearer for the Olympian gods, offering them nectar and ambrosia. However, her role eventually transitioned to Ganymede.

Hebe, Athenian black-figure dinos, 6th c BC. British Museum. (c) theoi

Residence: Mount Olympus
Symbols: Cup, pitcher and hen
Parents: Zeus and Hera
Siblings: Aeacus, Angelos, ApolloAresArtemisAthenaDionysusIlithyiaEnyo, Ersa, Helen of Troy, HeraclesHermes, Minos, Pandia, Persephone, Perseus, Rhadamanthus, the Graces, the Horae, the Litae, the Muses and the Moirae
Consort: Heracles
Children: Alexiares and Anicetus
Roman equivalent: Juventas

She was also the goddess of the young bride and a companion to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. Heracles, a hero long at odds with Hebe’s mother Hera, received Hebe in marriage upon his ascension to Mount Olympus. This wedding marked a significant reconciliation between Heracles and Hera.

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