Hebe
['hiːbɪ]
Definition
(noun.) (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods.
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Definition
(n.) The goddess of youth, daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She was believed to have the power of restoring youth and beauty to those who had lost them.
(n.) An African ape; the hamadryas.
Editor: Omar
Definition
n. a personification of youth and spring from the name of the daughter of Zeus and Hera who was cup-bearer of Olympus.
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Examples
- But both had the remote, virgin look of modern girls, sisters of Artemis rather than of Hebe. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Of fair Hebe rather, Baron Tuille observed. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Her hair she had the sense to let alone, after gathering up the thick waves and curls into a Hebe-like knot at the back of her head. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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