Hebe
deity figure · 9 works · 13 mentions · 16 anchored passages
neat-ankled Hebe
in the texts
Iliad
Goddess who serves as cupbearer, pouring nectar for the gods during their council.
Now the gods were sitting with Zeus in council upon the golden floor while Hebe went round pouring out nectar for them to drink, and as they pledged one another in their cups of gold they looked down upon the town of Troy.
Hebe with all speed fitted on the eight-spoked wheels of bronze that were on either side of the iron axle-tree.
Then Hebe washed him, and clothed him in goodly raiment, and he took his seat by his father Zeus all glorious to behold.
Theogony
Olympian goddess with the crown of gold, named among the gods praised by the Muses.
Thence they arise and go abroad by night, veiled in thick mist, and utter their song with lovely voice, praising Zeus the aegis-holder, and queenly Hera of Argos who walks on golden sandals, and the daughter of Zeus the aegis-holder bright-eyed Athena, and Phoebus Apollo, and Artemis who delights in arrows, and Poseidon the earth holder who shakes the earth, and revered Themis, and quick-glancing …
and she was joined in love with the king of gods and men, and brought forth Hebe and Ares and Eileithyia.
And mighty Heracles, the valiant son of neat-ankled Alcmena, when he had finished his grievous toils, made Hebe the child of great Zeus and goldshod Hera his shy wife in snowy Olympus.
Nemean
Goddess of youth, prophesied bride of the deified Heracles and sister of Eleithuia.
Without you we see neither the light nor the dark night before it is our lot to go to your sister, Hebe, with her lovely limbs.
He will receive flourishing Hebe as his bride and celebrate the wedding-feast, and in the presence of Zeus the son of Cronus he will praise the sacred law.
whose bride Hebe, the most beautiful of the goddesses, walks forever in Olympus beside her mother Hera, goddess of marriage.
Orations
Goddess of youth, said to dwell with the deified Heracles.
but when he was dead they honor him above all and hold him a god and say he dwells with Hebe, and to him all pray—the man who toiled most—that they themselves may not be wretched.
Heracleidae
Goddess of youth, invoked by Iolaus for his rejuvenation and later named as Heracles's divine wife in heaven.
in golden halls reclined he has to wife Hebe, lovely nymph.
For as he was crossing Pallene’s hill, sacred to the goddess Athene, he caught sight of Eurystheus’ chariot, and prayed to Hebe and to Zeus, that for one single day he might grow young again and wreak his vengeance on his foes.
Orestes
Goddess of youth, wife of Heracles, named as one of the goddesses beside whom Helen will be enthroned.
There, enthroned beside Hera and Hebe, the bride of Heracles, she will be honored by men with libations as a goddess for ever;
Odyssey
Goddess, daughter of Zeus and Hera, who becomes Herakles's wife among the immortals.
"After him I saw mighty Herakles, but it was his phantom only, for he is feasting ever with the immortal gods, and has lovely Hebe to wife, who is daughter of Zeus and Hera.
Hymn 15 To Heracles
Goddess named as Heracles' wife in Olympus.
but now he lives happily in the glorious home of snowy Olympus, and has neat-ankled Hebe for his wife.
Isthmean
Goddess of youth, wife of the deified Heracles.
He is honored as a friend by the immortals and is married to Hebe;