HEBE - Greek Goddess of Youth, Cupbearer of the Gods (Roman Juventas) Hebe Translation Youth (hêbê) Wedding of Heracles and Hebe, Athenian red-figure pyxis C5th B.C., University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology HEBE was the goddess of youth and the cupbearer of the gods who served ambrosia at the heavenly feast. She was also the patron goddess of the young bride and an attendant of the goddess Aphrodite . Herakles (Heracles) received Hebe in marriage upon his ascension to Olympos, a wedding which reconciled the hero with Hebe's mother Hera. In Greek vase painting Hebe was depicted either as the bride of Herakles, or the cupbearer of the gods, pouring ambrosia from a pitcher. Sometimes she had wings like the goddesses Iris and Nike . Hebe's male counterpart was the boy Ganymedes and her opposite number was Geras (Old Age). She may have been equated with Selene's daughter Pandeia . Her Roman name was Juventas.

FAMILY OF HEBE PARENTS ZEUS & HERA (Hesiod Theogony 921, Homer Odyssey 11. 601, Pindar Isthmian Ode 4, Apollodorus 1.13, Pausanias 2.13.3, Aelian On Animals 17.46, Hyginus Preface) OFFSPRING ALEXIARES , ANIKETOS (by Herakles) (Apollodorus 2.158) ENCYCLOPEDIA HEBE (Hêbê), the personification of youth, is described as a daughter of Zeus and Hera (Apollod. i. 3. § 1.), and is, according to the Iliad (iv. 2), the minister of the gods, who fills their cups with nectar; she assists Hera in putting the horses to her chariot (v. 722); and she bathes and dresses her brother Ares (v. 905). According to the Odyssey (xi. 603; comp. Hes. Theog.

950), she was married to Heracles after his apotheosis. Later traditions, however, describe her as having become by Heracles the mother of two sons, Alexiares and Anticetus (Apollod. ii. 7. § 7), and as a divinity who had it in her power to make persons of an advanced age young again. (Ov. Met. ix. 400, &c.) She was worshipped at Athens, where she had an altar in the Cynosarges, near one of Heracles. (Paus. i. 19. § 3.) Under the name of the female Ganymedes (Ganymeda) or Dia, she was worshipped in a sacred grove at Sicyon and Phlius. (Paus. ii. 13. § 3; Strab. viii. p. 382.) At Rome the goddess was worshipped under the corresponding name of Juventas, and that at a very early time, for her chapel on the Capitol existed before the temple of Jupiter was built there; and she, as well as Terminus, is said to have opposed the consecration of the temple of Jupiter. (Liv. v.

54.) Another temple of Juventas, in the Circus Maximus, was vowed by the consul M. Livius, after the defeat of Hasdrubal, in B. C. 207, and was consecrated 16 years afterwards. (Liv. xxxvi. 36 ; comp. xxi. 62; Dionys. iv. 15, where a temple of Juventas is mentioned as early as the reign of Servius Tullius; August. de Civ. Dei, iv. 23; Plin. H. N. xxix. 4, 14, xxxv. 36, 22.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Hebe and the feast of the gods, Athenian red-figure kylix C5th B.C., Antikensammlung Berlin Hesiod, Theogony 921 ff (trans.

Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Lastly, he [Zeus] made Hera his blooming wife: and she was joined in love with the king of gods and men, and brought forth Hebe and Ares and Eileithyia." Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 13 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Zeus married Hera and fathered Hebe, Eileithyia." Callimachus, Iambi Fragment 202 (trans. Trypanis) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.) : "Mousa (Muse), I will sing for the little maid . . ((lacuna)) once when Hera was celebrating the feast of the seventh day of her daughter's birth [Hebe], the gods sitting on Olympos (Olympus) quarrelled, who would honour the child with the most beautiful gift . .

((lacuna)) Tritonis [Athena] brought many toys of cunning workmanship shrewdly carved, and many came from the guardian of the Apian Isthmos (Isthmus) [Poseidon], toys more precious than gold. The gods in amicable rivalry vied with one another in offering gifts. But you, Delian Apollon . . you said the following ‘Phoibos (Phoebus), you must try your skilful art [music] which will surpass the masterpieces of Hephaistos (Hephaestus).’" Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 13. 3 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "Olen [legendary Greek poet], in his hymn to Hera, says that Hera was reared by the Horai (Horae, Seasons), and that her children were Ares and Hebe." Pseudo-Hyginus, Preface (trans.

Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "Again from Jove [Zeus] and Juno [Hera] [were born] : Juventus (Youth) [Hebe], Libertas (Freedom) [Eileithyia]." HEBE CUPBEARER OF THE GODS Homer, Iliad 4. 1 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "Now the gods at the side of Zeus were sitting in council over the golden floor, and among them the goddess Hebe (Youth) poured them nectar as wine, while they in the golden drinking-cups drank to each other, gazing down on the city of the Trojans." Euphronius, Fragment (from Scholiast on Aristophanes) (trans.

Campbell, Vol Greek Lyric IV Bacchylides, Frag 41) : "According to Euphronios (Euphronius), this is because Basileia (Princess) is a daughter of Zeus; and she seems to look after business connected with immortality, the responsibility of Athena in Bakkhylides (Bacchylides), where she intends to give immortality to Tydeus." [N.B. Basileia "the Princess" is Hebe. As youth personified and the cup-bearer of the gods she was naturally responsible for immortality.] Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 13. 3 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "Hebe (Youth), whom Homer mentions in the duel between Menelaos (Menelaus) and Alexandros (Alexander) [Paris], saying that she was the cup-bearer of the gods." Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 20 (trans. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) : "Beautiful Hebe (Youth) . . .

the youngest of the gods and the one most revered by them, since it is through her that they also are young." Cicero, De Natura Deorum 1. 40 (trans. Rackham) (Roman rhetorician C1st B.C.) : "What viands and beverages, what harmonies of music and flowers of various hue, what delights of touch and smell will you assign to the gods, so as to keep them steeped in pleasure? The poets array banquets or nectar and ambrosia, with Juventas (Youth) [Hebe] or Ganymede in attendance as cup-bearer." Statius, Silvae 3. 1. 27 (trans. Mozley) (Roman poetry C1st A.D.) : "The throne of thy father Jove [Zeus] and the stars thy valour won thee are thy abode, and Hebe with robe upgirt, more charming than the banished Phrygian lad [Ganymedes], hands thee the draught of blissful nectar." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 8. 93 ff (trans.

Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "I see Ganymedes come here to pour the wine, that long-haired cowdrover, first in Pergamos then domiciled in Olympos (Olympus), usurping the untouched cup of heavenly Hebe." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. 430 ff : "Hebe come this way! Take up your pitcher, and bring your Trojan cupbearer who serves with cups the divine company--let Ganymedes draw honeyed drops from this river and fill all the mixing-bowls of Zeus! . . . that nectar of Olympos (Olympus) which they say is the drink of Zeus." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 19. 158 ff : "[The Seilen (Silen) Maron performs a mime :] He depicted with wordless art the cupbearer [Ganymedes] of Kronides (Cronides) [Zeus], or pouring the dew divine to fill up the bowl, and the other immortals in company ever enjoying cup after cup. His poet's theme was the sweet potion.

Aye, he danced also the maiden Hebe herself drawing the nectar; when he looked at the Satyroi (Satyrs), with voiceless hands he acted Ganymedes, or when he saw the Bakkhante (Bacchante) women, he showed them goldenshoe Hebe in a picture having sense without words." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 25. 430 ff : "Ganymedes walked among the stars to pour out their [the gods'] wine, the sweet nectar of Olympos (Olympus), and there he was handing the cups which were the lot of virgin Hebe." [N.B. By the "lot of virgin Hebe" he means it was her task before her marriage to Herakles (Heracles).] Nonnus, Dionysiaca 27. 241 ff : "All the inhabitants of Olympos (Olympus) were sitting with Zeus in his godwelcoming hall, gathered in full company on golden thrones. As they feasted, fairhair Ganymedes drew delicious nectar from the mixing-bowl and carried it round.

For then there was no noise of Akhaian (Achaean) war for the Trojans as once there was, that Hebe with her lovely hair might again mix the cups, and the Trojan cupbearer might be kept apart from the immortals, so as not to hear the fate of his country." [N.B. During the Trojan War, Ganymedes became distressed, and so Zeus had Hebe temporarily resume her former station as cup-bearer of the gods.] Nonnus, Dionysiaca 33. 74 ff : "[The godlings Eros and Hymenaios (Hymenaeus) were playing a game of cottabus in which wine was thrown from cups at a mark :] [Eros] on the golden top of Olympos (Olympus), shooting the nectar-drops from a cup. Beside him stood Hymenaios , his fair-haired playfellow in the dainty game . . . A large silver basin stood for their game, and the shooting mark before them was a statue of Hebe shown in the middle pouring the wine.

The umpire in the game was Ganymedes, cupbearer of Kronides (Cronides) [Zeus], holding the garland." HEBE HANDMAIDEN OF HERA Hera and Hebe, Athenian red-figure pelike C5th B.C., Private Collection, Lucerne Hebe (Youth) and Eileithyia (Birth) were handmaidens of their mother Hera, goddess of marriage. Homer describes her performing various tasks assigned to the "princess" of the house in a typical Homeric palace (cf. Nausikaa (Nausicaa) and Hermione in the Odyssey.) Homer, Iliad 5. 720 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "Hera, high goddess, daughter of Kronos the mighty, went away to harness the gold-bridled horses. Then Hebe in speed set about the chariot the curved wheels eight-spoked and brazen, with an axle or iron both ways.

Golden is the wheel's felly imperishable, and outside it is joined, a wonder to look upon, the brazen running-rim, and the silver naves revolve on either side of the chariot, whereas the car itself is lashed fast with plaiting of gold and silver, with double chariot rails that circle about it, and the pole of the chariot is of silver, to whose extremity Hebe made fast the golden and splendid yoke, and fastened the harness, golden and splendid, and underneath the yoke Hera, furious for hate and battle, led the swift-running horses." Homer, Iliad 5. 905 ff : "Hebe washed him [Ares returning from battle] clean and put delicate clothing upon him." Pindar, Nemean Ode 10. 17 ff : "Beside her mother [Hera], guardian of marriage, Hebe (Youth) fairest of all the goddesses." Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 9. 2 (trans.

Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "Praxiteles made the images [in a temple of Hera at Mantinea]; Hera is sitting, while Athene and Hera's daughter Hebe are standing by her side." HEBE BRIDE OF HERACLES Hebe married Herakles (Heracles) after the hero ascended to Olympos as a god. Homer, Odyssey 11. 601 ff (trans. Murray) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "[Odysseus in the Underworld :] I marked the mighty Herakles (Heracles)--his phantom; for he himself among the immortal gods takes his joy in the feast, and has to wife Hebe, of the fair ankles, daughter of great Zeus and of Hera, of the golden sandals." [N.B. This passage about Hebe in the Odyssey is a later interpolation.] Hesiod, Theogony 950 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "And mighty Herakles (Heracles) . . .

made Hebe the child of great Zeus and gold-shod Hera his shy wife in snowy Olympos. Happy he! For he has finished his great works and lives amongst the dying gods, untroubled and unaging all his days." Homeric Hymn 15 to Heracles (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th - 4th B.C.) : "He [Herakles] lives happily in the glorious home of snowy Olympos, and has neat-ankled Hebe for his wife." Pindar, Olympian 6. 57 ff (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "And when he [Herakles] won Youth's [Hebe's] joyous fruit, fair Hebe's gleaming crown." [N.B. "Youth's joyous fruit" is immortality, and Hebe, youth personified, is his bride.] Pindar, Nemean Ode 1.

61 ff : "[After the infant Herakles strangled the serpents, his stepfather Tyndareos (Tyndareus) summoned the seer Teiresias (TIresias) who prophesied the child's future :] Teiresias who then declared to him [Tyndareos] and all the gathered host, what chance of fortunes Herakles should encounter; of monsters merciless how many on the dry land, how many of the sea he should destroy; and of mankind, whom bent upon the path of pride and treachery he should consign to an accursed death. This too he told : . . . He [Herakles] in peace for all time shall enjoy, in the home of the blessed, leisure unbroken, a recompense most choice for his great deeds of toil; and winning the lovely Hebe for his bride, and sharing his marriage feast beside Zeus, son of Kronos (Cronus), shall live to grace his august law." Pindar, Nemean Ode 10.

17 ff : "[Herakles] who now upon Olympos dwelling, has to his wedded wife, beside her mother [Hera], guardian of marriage, Hebe fairest of all the goddesses." Pindar, Isthmian Ode 4. 73 ff : "That hero [Herakles] it was, Alkmene's (Alcmena's) mighty son, who came at last to high Olympos; he who, searching out all the far lands of earth and rock-walled stretches of the foaming seas, tempered the rough straits for the seamen's sails. Now at the side of Zeus the Aigis-bearer he dwells, enjoying happiness most fair, of the immortal gods a friend held in high honour, lord of the golden halls, husband of Hebe, son-in-law of Hera." Bacchylides, Fragment 41 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.) : "Unless Zeus gives you Basileia (Princess) for your wife." [I.e.

To receive Basileia "the Princess" of heaven, is a metaphor for winning immortality.] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 158 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "[Herakles] achieved immortality, and when Hera's enmity changed to friendship, he married her daughter Hebe, who bore him sons Alexiares and Aniketos (Anicetus)." Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 39. 3 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) : "Hera, the myths relate, after she had adopted Herakles in this fashion, joined him in marriage to Hebe, regarding whom the poet [Homer] speaks in the Nekyia (Necyia) : ‘I saw the shade of Herakles, but for himself he takes delight of feasts among the immortal gods and for his wife he hath the shapely-ankled Hebe.’" Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 19. 3 (trans.

Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "Hebe, who they think is the daughter of Zeus and wife to Herakles." Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 17. 5 - 6 : "By this side of Hera [in her main Argive temple] stands what is said to be an image of Hebe fashioned by Naukydes (Naucydes); it, too, is of ivory and gold . . . There is an altar upon which is wrought in relief the fabled marriage of Hebe and Herakles." Aelian, On Animals 17. 46 (trans. Scholfield) (Greek natural history C2nd A.D.) : "Herakles and his spouse [Hebe] whom poets celebrate as the daughter of Hera." Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 20 (trans.

Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) : "Before long you [Herakles] will live with them in the sky, drinking, and embracing the beautiful Hebe (Youth); for you are to marry the youngest of the gods and the one most revered by them, since it is through her that they also are young." Ovid, Metamorphoses 9. 396 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "[Iolaos (Iolaus) was rejuvenated by Hebe :] This guerdon was the gift of Hebe Junonia [daughter of Juno-Hera], to gratify her husband's [Herakles'] wish." Propertius, Elegies 1. 13 (trans. Goold) (Roman elegy C1st B.C.) : "The passion of Hercules [Herakles], all afire for divine Hebe, tasted its first raptures after he had burned on an Oetean pyre." Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 8. 230 ff (trans.

Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) : "When Alcides [Herakles] has leisure at last to visit the heavenly banquet, and Hebe, child of Juno [Hera], sustains his weary form." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 35. 333 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "[After Dionysos was reconciled with Hera in heaven :] She [Hera] wished him in heaven as Hebe's bridegroom, had not Zeus our Lord on High ordained that in days to come twelvelabour Herakles was fated to be her husband." HEBE & THE REJUVENATION OF IOLAUS Poseidon, Amphitrite and Hebe, Athenian red-figure stamnos C5th B.C., Toledo Museum of Art Ovid, Metamorphoses 9. 396 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "Alcmena [mother of Herakles (Heracles)] was arrested by a strange surprise.

In the high doorway stood a youth, almost a boy, his cheeks it seemed still downy, Iolaus, now restored in form and features to his early prime. This guerdon was the gift of Hebe Junonia [daughter of Juno, i.e. of Hera], to gratify her husband's [tHerakles'] wish. She meant to swear not to bestow such gifts on any man thereafter, but was stopped by Themis. ‘Civil war,’ she said, ‘embroils Thebae now and save by Jove's [Zeus'] might Capaneus shall not be conquered . . . the prophet [Amphiaraus] yet alive shall see his ghost as earth gapes open; and his son [Alkmaion (Alcmaeon)] parent on parent shall avenge, a deed of loving duty and a deed of crime. Distraught with troubles, driven from his mind and home, the Eumenides [Erinyes, Furies] and his mother's [Eriphyle's] ghost (umbrae) shall hound him till his consort shall demand the fatal golden necklace, and the sword of Phegeus drain the blood of kith and kin.

And then at last Callirhoe Acheloia [daughter of Akhelous], for her infant sons shall beg those years [removed from Iolaos] from Jove [Zeus] on bended knee, to speed their vengeance for the victor's death. And, at her suit, Jove [Zeus] shall foreclaim that gift of his stepdaughter [Hebe], and her sons shall be transformed from their infancy.’ As Themis, who foreknew the future, spoke these prophecies, a rumbling argument arose in heaven, the gods all grumbling why others should not be allowed to grant such gifts [rejuvenated youth]." HEBE GODDESS OF YOUTH & BRIDES Hebe was the goddess of youth and of the youthful bride. She was a companion of the wedding gods Hera, Aphrodite, the Kharites (Charites, Graces) and Harmonia (Marital Harmony). Hesiod, Theogony 5 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "[The Mousai (Muses)] utter their song with lovely voice, praising Zeus the aigis-holder, and queenly Hera .

. . Aphrodite, and Hebe with the crown of gold, and fair Dione, Leto." Homeric Hymn 3 to Pythian Apollo 186 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th - 4th B.C.) : "[As Apollon plays the lyre and the Mousai (Muses) sing on Olympos :] Meanwhile the rich-tressed Kharites (Charites, Graces) and cheerful Horai (Horae, Seasons) dance with Harmonia (Harmony) and Hebe (Youth) and Aphrodite, daughter of Zeus, holding each other by the wrist." Pindar, Nemean Ode 7. 1 ff (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "Goddess of childbirth, Eileithyia, maid to the throne of the deep-thinking Moirai (Moirae, Fates), child of all-powerful Hera, hear my song.

For without thee should we see neither the light of day, nor know the kindly dark, nor win the gift of Hebe (Youth), thy sister, the glorious limbs of youth." Pindar, Nemean Ode 8. 1 ff : "O sovereign Hebe (Youth), herald of Aphrodite and her sweet passions born of heaven." Ovid, Metamorphoses 7. 241 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "[Medea uses her magic to restore the youth of Aeson, father of Iason (Jason) :] Two turf altars she built [for the ritual], the right to Hecate, the left to Juventas (Youth) [Hebe], wreathed with the forest's mystic foliage, and dug two trenches [to the gods of the Underworld] in the ground beside and then performed her rites [applying her magic potions to the body of the man] . . . and Aeson woke and marvelled as he saw his prime restored of forty years before." Ovid, Fasti 6. 65 ff (trans.Boyle) (Roman poetry C1st B.C.

to C1st A.D.) : "Hercules' wife [Hebe] stood there; life's bloom shimmered in her face." For MYTHS of Hebe as the goddess of youth see : Zeus, Hera and Hebe, Athenian red-figure amphora C5th B.C., Staatliche Antikensammlungen I. ATHENS Chief City of Attica (Attika) (Southern Greece) Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 19. 3 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "There [at Athens] are altars of Herakles and Hebe, who they think is the daughter of Zeus and wife to Herakles." II. PHLIUS (PHLIOS) Town of Sicyon (Sikyonia) (Southern Greece) Strabo, Geography 8. 6. 24 (trans. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C.

to C1st A.D.) : "In Phlios (Phlius) and Sikyon (Sicyon) the temple of Dia is held in honor; and Dia is their name for Hebe." Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 12. 4 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "A second hill on which the Phliasians [of Phlios in Argolis] have their citadel and their sanctuary of Hebe." Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 13. 3 : "On the Phliasian citadel [at Phlios in Argolis] is a grove of cypress trees and a sanctuary which from ancient times has been held to be peculiarly holy. The earliest Phliasians named the goddess to whom the sanctuary belongs Ganymeda; but later authorites call her Hebe, whom Homer mentions in the duel between Menelaos (Menelaus) and Alexandros (Alexander), saying that she was the cup-bearer of the gods; and again he says, in the descent of Odysseus to Haides, that she was the wife of Herakles.

Olen [a legendary Greek poet], in his hymn to Hera, says that Hera was reared by the Horai (Horae, Seasons), and that her children were Ares and Hebe. Of the honours that the Phliasians pay to this goddess the greatest is the pardoning of suppliants. All those who seek sanctuary here receive full forgiveness, and prisoners, when set free, dedicate their fetters on the trees in the grove. The Phliasians also celebrate a yearly festival which they call Kissotomoi (Ivy-cutters). There is no image, either kept in secret of openly displayed, and the reason for this is set forth in a sacred legend of theirs though on the left as you go out is a temple of Hera with an image of Parian marble." III. MANTINEA Town in Arcadia (Arkadia) (Southern Greece) Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 9. 2 : "A temple of Hera [at Mantinea in Arkadia], Praxiteles made the images; Hera is sitting, while Athene and Hera's daughter Hebe are standing by her side." IV. UNKNOWN LOCATION Aelian, On Animals 17. 46 (trans.

Scholfield) (Greek natural history C2nd A.D.) : "Mnaseas in his work On Europe [Greek writer C3rd B.C.] says that there is a temple to Herakles (Heracles) and to his spouse [Hebe] whom poets celebrate as the daughter of Hera. Now they say that in the precincts of these temples a large number of tame birds are kept, adding that these birds are cockerels and hens. They feed and consort together according to their sex, are fed at the public expense, and are consecrated to the aforesaid gods. The hens feed in the temple of Hebe while their mates feed in the temple of Herakles. And a never-failing channel of clear water flows between them. Now on the one hand not a single hen ever appears in the temple of Herakles. On the other hand at the season of mating the cockerels fly across the channel and after consorting with the hens return to their own quarters at the side of the god whom they serve, cleansed by the water that separates the sexes.

And so to begin with, as a natural result of this union eggs are laid; later on when the hens have warmed them and hatched the chicks, the cockerels carry off the male birds to rear them, while the hens make it their business to rear their daughters." JUVENTAS & THE MONTH OF JUNE Ovid, Fasti 6. 65 ff (trans.Boyle) (Roman poetry C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "Hercules' [Herakles'] wife [Juventas-Hebe] stood there; life's bloom shimmered in her face. ‘If my mother [Juno-Hera] told me,’ she says, ‘to leave all heaven I would not stay against my mother's will. So now I will not fight her over this time's name [i.e. in a dispute over which goddess gave her name to the month of June], but coax and almost play petitioner. I'd rather keep my rights of possession by pleading, and perhaps my case might win your favour. Mother owns the golden Capitol [of Rome] with her joint shrine, and rightly holds the summit with Jove [Zeus].

But my whole glory comes from a month's origin; I am anxious for my only honour. Does it matter, Roman, that you gave Hercules' wife the month's name, and posterity remembers? This land owes me something, too, on my great husband's [Herakles'] account. He drove the captured cattle here, where Cacus found no defence in his father's [Hephaistos' (Hephaestus')] gift of flame and dyed Aventine dirt with blood. I pass to more recent times. Romulus divided the people by years into two sections: one was readier to give counsel, one to fight, one age advises war, one wages it. So he decreed and marked the months with the same token: June's for JUNiors, the seniors' month precedes.’ She spoke. They would have hotly disputed the claim and cloaked family piety with wrath : Concordia (Harmony) [Harmonia] arrived [to settle the dispute]." TITLES & EPITHETS Juventas - Goddess of youth. - Roman Goddess Juventas - Goddess of youth. - Roman Goddess. Juventas Youth is the goddess of youth and of the youthful bride.

Juventas - Goddess of youth. - Roman Goddess Per-Ankh Feed Friday, 20 January 2017 Home ï¿½ Divinity of the Day ï¿½ Roman Gods and Goddesses ï¿½ Juventas - Goddess of youth. Juventas - Goddess of youth. Juventas ("Youth") is the goddess of youth and of the youthful bride. To the Greeks she was known as Hebe. She is the daughter of Zeus and Hera and is cupbearer to the gods and goddesses at Mount Olympus. She had a chapel on the Capitol and a temple at the Circus Maximus. --~Attributes and Correspondences~-- Goddess of Abundance and Prosperity. Goddess God of the Acis River in Sicily. God God of health and medicine. God Gddess and personification of eternity. Goddess Goddess who relieved people from pain and sorrow. Goddess Goddess associated with snakes and Medea. Goddess Goddess of the circle of the year Goddess Goddess of Chastity and Fertility. Goddess Goddess of childbirth and prophecy Goddess Goddess of forgiveness and mercy.

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Evelyn-White 1914 Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities, 2-Volume Set - Charles Russell Coulter and Patricia Turner Wikipedia JUVENTAS - the Roman Goddess of Youth (Roman mythology) JUVENTAS Roman Youth Goddess Teen Goddess of Juveniles The Roman equivalent of HEBE , she’s the Goddess of Yoof and Nadgers. This is our very own euphemism for Youth and Teenagers. She doesn’t seem to have much control. Her name gives us the term ‘juvenile delinquent’. JUVENTAS FACTS AND FIGURES Location : Italy and Roman Europe Gender : Female Celebration or Feast Day : Unknown at present Good/Evil Rating : Unknown at present Popularity index : 5819 Cite this Link to this page HTML: To link to this page, just copy and paste the text below into your blog, web page or email.

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However, all Latin names are listed with cross-references to the Greek ones. In addition, there are several deities that are exclusively Roman. Bold words within entries indicate cross references. Achelous: River god; son of Oceanus and Tethys and said to be the father of the Sirens . Achilles: Greek warrior; slew Hector at Troy; slain by Paris, who wounded him in his vulnerable heel. Actaeon: Hunter; surprised Artemis bathing; changed by her to stag; and killed by his dogs. Admetus: King of Thessaly; his wife, Alcestis, offered to die in his place. Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of Zeus. Aeëtes: King of Colchis; father of Medea; keeper of Golden Fleece. Aegeus: Father of Theseus; believing Theseus killed in Crete, he drowned himself; Aegean Sea named for him. Aegisthus: Son of Thyestes; slew Atreus; with Clytemnestra, his paramour, slew Agamemnon; slain by Orestes.

Aegyptus: Brother of Danaus; his sons, except Lynceus, slain by Danaides. Aeneas: Trojan; son of Anchises and Aphrodite; after fall of Troy, led his followers eventually to Italy; loved and deserted Dido. Aeolus: One of several Winds. Aesculapius: See Asclepius . Aeson: King of Ioclus; father of Jason; overthrown by his brother Pelias; restored to youth by Medea. Aether: Personification of sky. Aethra: Mother of Theseus. Agamemnon: King of Mycenae; son of Atreus; brother of Menelaus; leader of Greeks against Troy; slain on his return home by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. Aglaia: One of several Graces. Ajax: Greek warrior; killed himself at Troy because Achilles's armor was awarded to Odysseus. Alcestis: Wife of Admetus; offered to die in his place but saved from death by Hercules. Alcmene: Wife of Amphitryon; mother by Zeus of Hercules. Alcyone: One of several Pleiades.

Alecto: One of several Furies. Alectryon: Youth changed by Ares into cock. Althaea: Wife of Oeneus; mother of Meleager. Amazons: Female warriors in Asia Minor; supported Troy against Greeks. Ancile: Sacred shield that fell from heavens; palladium of Rome. Andraemon: Husband of Dryope. Andromeda: Daughter of Cepheus; chained to cliff for monster to devour; rescued by Perseus. Anteia: Wife of Proetus; tried to induce Bellerophon to elope with her. Anteros: God who avenged unrequited love. Antigone: Daughter of Oedipus; accompanied him to Colonus; performed burial rite for Polynices and hanged herself. Antinoüs: Leader of suitors of Penelope; slain by Odysseus. Aphrodite (Venus): Goddess of love and beauty; daughter of Zeus and Dione; mother of Eros. Apollo: God of beauty, poetry, music; later identified with Helios as Phoebus Apollo; son of Zeus and Leto. Aquilo: One of several Winds.

Arachne: Maiden who challenged Athena to weaving contest; changed to spider. Ares (Mars): God of war; son of Zeus and Hera. Argo: Ship in which Jason and followers sailed to Colchis for Golden Fleece. Argus: Monster with hundred eyes; slain by Hermes; his eyes placed by Hera into peacock's tail. Ariadne: Daughter of Minos; aided Theseus in slaying Minotaur; deserted by him on island of Naxos and married to Dionysus. Arion: Musician; thrown overboard by pirates but saved by dolphin. Artemis (Diana): Goddess of moon; huntress; twin sister of Apollo. Asclepius (Aesculapius): Mortal son of Apollo; slain by Zeus for raising dead; later deified as god of medicine. Also known as Asklepios. Astarte: Phoenician goddess of love; variously identified with Aphrodite, Selene, and Artemis. Asterope: See Sterope . Astraea: Goddess of Justice; daughter of Zeus and Themis.

Atalanta: Princess who challenged her suitors to a foot race; Hippomenes won race and married her. Athena (Minerva): Goddess of wisdom; known poetically as Pallas Athene; sprang fully armed from head of Zeus. Atlas: Titan; held world on his shoulders as punishment for warring against Zeus; son of Iapetus. Atreus: King of Mycenae; father of Menelaus and Agamemnon; brother of Thyestes, three of whose sons he slew and served to him at banquet; slain by Aegisthus. Aurora: See Eos . Auster: One of several Winds. Avernus: Infernal regions; name derived from small vaporous lake near Vesuvius which was fabled to kill birds and vegetation. Bacchus: See Dionysus . Bellerophon: Corinthian hero; killed Chimera with aid of Pegasus; tried to reach Olympus on Pegasus and was thrown to his death. Bellona: Roman goddess of war. Boreas: One of several Winds. Briareus: Monster of hundred hands; son of Uranus and Gaea.

Briseis: Captive maiden given to Achilles; taken by Agamemnon in exchange for loss of Chryseis, which caused Achilles to cease fighting, until death of Patroclus. Cadmus: Brother of Europa; planter of dragon seeds from which first Thebans sprang. Celaeno: One of several Pleiades. Centaurs: Beings half man and half horse; lived in mountains of Thessaly. Cephalus: Hunter; accidentally killed his wife Procris with his spear. Cepheus: King of Ethiopia; father of Andromeda. Cerberus: Three-headed dog guarding entrance to Hades. Chaos: Formless void; personified as first of gods. Charon: Boatman on Styx who carried souls of dead to Hades; son of Erebus. Charybdis: Female monster; personification of whirlpool. Chimera: Female monster with head of lion, body of goat, tail of serpent; killed by Bellerophon. Chiron: Most famous of centaurs. Chronos: Personification of time.

Chryseis: Captive maiden given to Agamemnon; his refusal to accept ransom from her father Chryses caused Apollo to send plague on Greeks besieging Troy. Circe: Sorceress; daughter of Helios; changed Odysseus's men into swine. Cocytus: One of several Rivers of Underworld. Creon: Father of Jocasta; forbade burial of Polynices; ordered burial alive of Antigone. Creüsa: Princess of Corinth, for whom Jason deserted Medea; slain by Medea, who sent her poisoned robe; also known as Glaüke. Creusa: Wife of Aeneas; died fleeing Troy. Cronus (Saturn): Titan; god of harvests; son of Uranus and Gaea; dethroned by his son Zeus. Cybele: Anatolian nature goddess; adopted by Greeks and identified with Rhea. Cyclopes: Race of one-eyed giants (singular: Cyclops). Daedalus: Athenian artificer; father of Icarus; builder of Labyrinth in Crete; devised wings attached with wax for him and Icarus to escape Crete.

Danae: Princess of Argos; mother of Perseus by Zeus, who appeared to her in form of golden shower. Danaïdes: Daughters of Danaüs; at his command, all except Hypermnestra slew their husbands, the sons of Aegyptus. Danaüs: Brother of Aegyptus; father of Danaïdes; slain by Lynceus. Daphne: Nymph; pursued by Apollo; changed to laurel tree. Decuma: One of several Fates. Deino: One of several Graeae. Demeter (Ceres): Goddess of agriculture; mother of Persephone. Dryope: Maiden changed to Hamadryad. Echo: Nymph who fell hopelessly in love with Narcissus; faded away except for her voice. Electra: Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; sister of Orestes; urged Orestes to slay Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. Electra: One of several Pleiades. Elysium: Abode of blessed dead. Endymion: Mortal loved by Selene. Eos (Aurora): Goddess of dawn.

Epimetheus: Brother of Prometheus; husband of Pandora. Erato: One of several Muses. Erebus: Spirit of darkness; son of Chaos. Erinyes: One of several Furies. Eris: Goddess of discord. Eros (Amor or Cupid): God of love; son of Aphrodite. Eteocles: Son of Oedipus, whom he succeeded to rule alternately with Polynices; refused to give up throne at end of year; he and Polynices slew each other. Eumenides: One of several Furies. Euphrosyne: One of several Graces. Europa: Mortal loved by Zeus, who, in form of white bull, carried her off to Crete. Eurus: One of several Winds. Euryale: One of several Gorgons. Eurydice: Nymph; wife of Orpheus. Eurystheus: King of Argos; imposed twelve labors on Hercules. Favonius: One of several Winds. Flora: Roman goddess of flowers. Fortuna: Roman goddess of fortune.

Furies: Avenging spirits; Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone; known also as Erinyes or Eumenides. Gaea: Goddess of earth; daughter of Chaos; mother of Titans; known also as Ge, Gea, Gaia, etc. Galatea: Statue of maiden carved from ivory by Pygmalion; given life by Aphrodite. Galatea: Sea nymph; loved by Polyphemus. Ganymede: Beautiful boy; successor to Hebe as cupbearer of gods. Glaucus: Mortal who became sea divinity by eating magic grass. Golden Fleece: Fleece from ram that flew Phrixos to Colchis; Aeëtes placed it under guard of dragon; carried off by Jason. Gorgons. Female monsters; Euryale, Medusa, and Stheno; had snakes for hair; their glances turned mortals to stone. Graces: Beautiful goddesses: Aglaia (Brilliance), Euphrosyne (Joy), and Thalia (Bloom); daughters of Zeus. Graeae. Sentinels for Gorgons.

; Deino, Enyo, and Pephredo; had one eye among them, which passed from one to another. Hades (Dis): Name sometimes given Pluto; also, abode of dead, ruled by Pluto. Haemon: Son of Creon; promised husband of Antigone; killed himself in her tomb. Harpies: Monsters with heads of women and bodies of birds. Hebe (Juventas): Goddess of youth; cupbearer of gods before Ganymede; daughter of Zeus and Hera. Hecate: Goddess of sorcery and witchcraft. Hector: Son of Priam; slayer of Patroclus; slain by Achilles. Hecuba: Wife of Priam. Helen: Fairest woman in world; daughter of Zeus and Leda; wife of Menelaus; carried to Troy by Paris, causing Trojan War. Heliades: Daughters of Helios; mourned for Phaëthon and were changed to poplar trees. Helios (Sol): God of sun; later identified with Apollo. Helle: Sister of Phrixos; fell from ram of Golden Fleece; water where she fell named Hellespont.

Hephaestus (Vulcan): God of fire; celestial blacksmith; son of Zeus and Hera; husband of Aphrodite. Hera (Juno): Queen of heaven; wife of Zeus. Hercules: Hero and strong man; son of Zeus and Alcmene; performed twelve labors or deeds to be free from bondage under Eurystheus; after death, his mortal share was destroyed, and he became immortal. Also known as Herakles or Heracles. Labors: (1) killing Nemean lion; (2) killing Lernaean Hydra; (3) capturing Erymanthian boar; (4) capturing Cerynean hind; (5) killing man-eating Stymphalian birds; (6) procuring girdle of Hippolyte; (7) cleaning Augean stables; (8) capturing Cretan bull; (9) capturing man-eating horses of Diomedes; (10) capturing cattle of Geryon; (11) procuring golden apples of Hesperides; (12) bringing Cerberus up from Hades.

Hermes (Mercury): God of physicians and thieves; messenger of gods; son of Zeus and Maia. Hero: Priestess of Aphrodite; Leander swam Hellespont nightly to see her; drowned herself at his death. Hestia (Vesta): Goddess of hearth; sister of Zeus. Hippolyte: Queen of Amazons ; wife of Theseus. Hippolytus: Son of Theseus and Hippolyte; falsely accused by Phaedra of trying to kidnap her; slain by Poseidon at request of Theseus. Hippomenes: Husband of Atalanta, whom he beat in race by dropping golden apples, which she stopped to pick up. Hyacinthus: Beautiful youth accidentally killed by Apollo, who caused flower to spring up from his blood. Hydra: Nine-headed monster in marsh of Lerna; slain by Hercules. Hygeia: Personification of health. Hyperion: Titan; early sun god; father of Helios. Hypermnestra: Daughter of Danaüs; refused to kill her husband Lynceus. Hypnos (Somnus): God of sleep.

Iapetus: Titan; father of Atlas, Epimetheus, and Prometheus. Icarus: Son of Daedalus; flew too near sun with wax-attached wings and fell into sea and was drowned. Io: Mortal maiden loved by Zeus; changed by Hera into heifer. Iobates: King of Lycia; sent Bellerophon to slay Chimera. Iphigenia: Daughter of Agamemnon; offered as sacrifice to Artemis at Aulis; carried by Artemis to Tauris where she became priestess; escaped from there with Orestes. Iris: Goddess of rainbow; messenger of Zeus and Hera. Ismene: Daughter of Oedipus; sister of Antigone. Iulus: Son of Aeneas. Ixion: King of Lapithae; for making love to Hera he was bound to endlessly revolving wheel in Tartarus. Janus: Roman god of gates and doors; represented with two opposite faces. Jason: Son of Aeson; to gain throne of Ioclus from Pelias, went to Colchis and brought back Golden Fleece; married Medea; deserted her for Creüsa.

Jocasta: Wife of Laius; mother of Oedipus; unwittingly became wife of Oedipus; hanged herself when relationship was discovered. Lachesis: One of several Fates. Laius: Father of Oedipus, by whom he was slain. Laocoön: Priest of Apollo at Troy; warned against bringing wooden horse into Troy; destroyed with his two sons by serpents sent by Athena. Lares: Roman ancestral spirits protecting descendants and homes. Lavinia: Wife of Aeneas after defeat of Turnus. Leander: Swam Hellespont nightly to see Hero; drowned in storm. Leda: Mortal loved by Zeus in form of swan; mother of Helen, Clytemnestra, Dioscuri. Leto (Latona): Mother by Zeus of Artemis and Apollo. Lucina: Roman goddess of childbirth; identified with Juno. Lynceus: Son of Aegyptus; husband of Hypermnestra; slew Danaüs. Maia: Daughter of Atlas; mother of Hermes. Mercury: See Hermes . Merope: One of several Pleiades.

Merope is said to have hidden in shame for loving a mortal. Mezentius: Cruel Etruscan king; ally of Turnus against Aeneas; slain by Aeneas. Midas: King of Phrygia; given gift of turning to gold all he touched. Minerva: See Athena . Minos: King of Crete; after death, one of three judges of dead in Hades; son of Zeus and Europa. Minotaur: Monster, half man and half beast, kept in Labyrinth in Crete; slain by Theseus. Mnemosyne: Goddess of memory; mother by Zeus of Muses . Moirae: One of several Fates. Momus: God of ridicule. Mors: See Thanatos . Morta: One of several Fates.

Muses: Goddesses presiding over arts and sciences: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric and love poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polymnia or Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), Terpsichore (choral dance and song), Thalia (comedy and bucolic poetry), Urania (astronomy); daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Naiads: Nymphs of waters, streams, and fountains. Penelope: Wife of Odysseus; waited faithfully for him for many years while putting off numerous suitors. Pephredo: One of several Graeae. Periphetes: Giant; son of Hephaestus; slain by Theseus. Persephone (Proserpine): Queen of infernal regions; daughter of Zeus and Demeter; wife of Pluto. Perseus: Son of Zeus and Danaë; slew Medusa; rescued Andromeda from monster and married her. Phaedra: Daughter of Minos; wife of Theseus; caused the death of her stepson, Hippolytus.

Phaethon: Son of Helios; drove his father's sun chariot and was struck down by Zeus before he set world on fire. Philoctetes: Greek warrior who possessed Hercules' bow and arrows; slew Paris at Troy with poisoned arrow. Phineus: Betrothed of Andromeda; tried to slay Perseus but turned to stone by Medusa's head. Phosphor: Morning star. Phrixos: Brother of Helle; carried by ram of Golden Fleece to Colchis. Pirithous: Son of Ixion; friend of Theseus; tried to carry off Persephone from Hades; bound to enchanted rock by Pluto. Pleiades: Alcyone, Celaeno, Electra, Maia, Merope, Sterope or Asterope, Taygeta; seven daughters of Atlas; transformed into heavenly constellation, of which six stars are visible (Merope is said to have hidden in shame for loving a mortal). Pluto (Dis): God of Hades; brother of Zeus. Plutus: God of wealth. Polymnia (Polyhymnia): One of several Muses.

Polynices: Son of Oedipus; he and his brother Eteocles killed each other; burial rite, forbidden by Creon, performed by his sister Antigone. Polyphemus: Cyclops; devoured six of Odysseus's men; blinded by Odysseus. Polyxena: Daughter of Priam; betrothed to Achilles, whom Paris slew at their betrothal; sacrificed to shade of Achilles. Pomona: Roman goddess of fruits. Pontus: Sea god; son of Gaea. Poseidon (Neptune): God of sea; brother of Zeus. Priam: King of Troy; husband of Hecuba; ransomed Hector's body from Achilles; slain by Neoptolemus. Priapus: God of regeneration. Procris: Wife of Cephalus, who accidentally slew her. Procrustes: Giant; stretched or cut off legs of victims to make them fit iron bed; slain by Theseus. Proetus: Husband of Anteia; sent Bellerophon to Iobates to be put to death. Prometheus: Titan; stole fire from heaven for man.

Zeus punished him by chaining him to rock in Caucasus where vultures devoured his liver daily. Remus: Brother of Romulus; slain by him. Rhadamanthus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of Zeus and Europa. Rhea (Ops): Daughter of Uranus and Gaea; wife of Cronus; mother of Zeus; identified with Cybele. Rivers of Underworld. Acheron (woe), Cocytus (wailing), Lethe (forgetfulness), Phlegethon (fire), Styx (across which souls of dead were ferried by Charon). Romulus: Founder of Rome; he and Remus suckled in infancy by she-wolf; slew Remus; deified by Romans. Sarpedon: King of Lycia; son of Zeus and Europa; slain by Patroclus at Troy. Saturn: See Cronus . Satyrs: Hoofed demigods of woods and fields; companions of Dionysus. Sciron: Robber; forced strangers to wash his feet, then hurled them into sea where tortoise devoured them; slain by Theseus.

Scylla: Female monster inhabiting rock opposite Charybdis; menaced passing sailors. Selene: Goddess of moon. Semele: Daughter of Cadmus; mother by Zeus of Dionysus; demanded Zeus appear before her in all his splendor and was destroyed by his lightning bolts. Sibyis: Various prophetesses; most famous, Cumaean sibyl, accompanied Aeneas into Hades. Sileni: Minor woodland deities similar to satyrs (singular: silenus). Sometimes Silenus refers to eldest of satyrs, son of Hermes or of Pan. Silvanus: Roman god of woods and fields. Sinis: Giant; bent pines, with which he hurled victims against side of mountain; slain by Theseus. Sirens: Minor deities who lured sailors to destruction with their singing. Sisyphus: King of Corinth; condemned in Tartarus to roll huge stone to top of hill; it always rolled back down again. Somnus: See Hypnos . Sphinx: Monster of Thebes; killed those who could not answer her riddle; slain by Oedipus.

Name also refers to other monsters having body of lion, wings, and head and bust of woman. Sterope (Asterope): One of several Pleiades. Stheno: One of several Gorgons. Styx: One of several Rivers of Underworld. The souls of the dead were ferried across the Styx by Charon. Symplegades: Clashing rocks at entrance to Black Sea; Argo passed through, causing them to become forever fixed. Syrinx: Nymph pursued by Pan; changed to reeds, from which he made his pipes. Tantalus: Cruel king; father of Pelops and Niobe; condemned in Tartarus to stand chin-deep in lake surrounded by fruit branches; as he tried to eat or drink, water or fruit always receded. Tartarus: Underworld below Hades; often refers to Hades. Taygeta: One of several Pleiades. Telemachus: Son of Odysseus; made unsuccessful journey to find his father. Tellus: Roman goddess of earth. Terminus: Roman god of boundaries and landmarks. Terpsichore: One of several Muses. Terra: Roman earth goddess.

Thanatos (Mors): God of death. Themis: Titan goddess of laws of physical phenomena; daughter of Uranus; mother of Prometheus. Theseus: Son of Aegeus; slew Minotaur; married and deserted Ariadne; later married Phaedra. Thisbe: Beloved of Pyramus; killed herself at his death. Thyestes: Brother of Atreus; Atreus killed three of his sons and served them to him at banquet. Tiresias: Blind soothsayer of Thebes. Tisiphone: One of several Furies. Titans: Early gods from which Olympian gods were derived; children of Uranus and Gaea. Tithonus: Mortal loved by Eos; changed into grasshopper. Triton: Demigod of sea; son of Poseidon. Turnus: King of Rutuli in Italy; betrothed to Lavinia; slain by Aeneas.

Hebe *** Hebe, the goddess of Youth Picture of Hebe Hebe for kids Additional facts and information about the mythology of individual gods and goddesses can be accessed via the following links: Greek Gods and Goddesses Facts about Hebe Hebe features in the religious beliefs of the ancient Greeks which are based on the idea that these supernatural beings resembled mortals but possessed great magical and mystic powers. The following information, facts and profile provides a fast overview of Hebe: Hebe Profile & Fact File Greek Name: Hebe Role & Function: The function of Hebe is described as being the cupbearer of the gods. Hebe served the gods with nectar (the drink of the gods) and ambrosia (the food of the gods) until she married Status: Occasionally included amongst the names of the Olympians Symbols: The chalice (a bowl-shaped drinking vessel) or a tall pitcher, wings Alternative Names: Dia and Ganymeda Roman Counterpart: The Roman name for this goddess was Juventas Name of Husband: Heracles (Hercules) Name of Father: Zeus Name of Mother: Hera The Symbols of Hebe Each ancient Greek god and goddess were associated with special symbols, animals and attributes.

The Symbols of Hebe helped the ancient Greeks instantly recognize the gods and goddesses that were depicted in the pictures, mosaics, statues and images. The symbols of Hebe and their meanings were as follows: The chalice (a bowl-shaped drinking vessel) or a tall pitcher These symbols reflect her role as the servant of the gods Wings Her wings symbolized her as gifted with magic and the power of flight Hebe (Roman Counterpart was Juventas) When the Roman Empire conquered the Greeks in 146BC, the Romans assimilated various elements from other cultures and civilisations, including the gods and goddesses that were worshipped by the Ancient Greeks. Many of the Greek gods and goddesses, such as Hebe, were therefore adopted by the Romans but were given Latin names. The Roman counterpart of Hebe was Juventas. Facts about Hebe in Greek Mythology Hebe, the Greek goddess of Youth, featured in the stories, myths and legends in Greek Mythology. Discover interesting information and facts about the Greek goddess of Youth. The facts about her provides a list detailing fascinating additional info to increase your knowledge about Hebe in Greek Mythology, stories and legends.

Picture of Hebe Juventas - Roman Goddess of Youth Juventas – Roman Goddess of Youth Roman Gods and Goddesses - Occult World Posted by: Occult World in Roman Gods J October 29, 2013 2 Views The Goddess Juventas is the Roman goddess of youth, especially of youths who had reached the age of wearing adult clothing, which usually began at age 14. Juventas also protected young men who had reached the age of preparing for active military duty, which was typically 17. Juventas appears to be a very old deity in Rome’s religions, for hers is one of the oldest temples built on the Capitoline Hill, a center for religious activities in the oldest part of the city. Juventas means “youth” and shares the same root as the English word juvenile, and the French word jeune, which means “young.” Also known as: Juventus; Iuventus Last updated: August 26, 2014 at 13:52 pm

Question: Who was the Roman goddess of the youth?
Answer: JUVENTAS