Hebe

Hebe, 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.

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.

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Hebe may refer to:

• 6 Hebe, one of the largest main belt asteroids
• Hebe (mythology), the goddess of youth in Greek mythology
• Hebe (plant), a genus of plants native to Oceania
• Hebe, a sculpture by Antonio Canova
• Hebe (1860 - 1877), one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido class steam locomotives
• Hebe (ship), a French frigate captured by the British Royal Navy in 1782 and used as the basis for their Leda class frigates.
• Hebe (ship) 1808, a ship wrecked near Tasmania in 1808.
• Hebe, an ethnic slur for a Jewish person, see List of ethnic slurs#H
• Hebe de Bonafini, an Argentine politician.
• Hebe Camargo, a pioneering Brazilian TV hostess
• Hebe Tien Fu-chen, a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E

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