Hebe, (from Greekhēbē, “young maturity,” or “bloom of youth”), daughter ofZeus, the chief god, and his wifeHera.

InHomer this princess was a divine domestic, appearing most often as cupbearer to the gods. As the goddess ofyouth, she was generally worshiped along with her mother, of whom she may have been regarded as an emanation or specialized form. She was also associated with the hero-godHeracles, whose bride she became when he was received into heaven. Her major centres of worship were Phlious and Sicyon, where she was called Ganymeda and Dia. Hebe was sometimes identified with the Roman deity Juventas.