Hebe, Cup-bearer of the Gods After Hercules died, became a god, and ascended to Mount Olympus, he married yet again, to the goddess Hebe, who was the daughter of Zeus and Hera. Hebe had the honor of being the gods' cup-bearer, pouring and bringing them wine.
London 1971.11-1.1, Attic black figure dinos, c. 580 B.C. Hebe, wearing a fancy embroidered tunic, sandals, and jewelry, with the god Dionysos. Note the inscription of her name next to her. Photograph courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum, London
Hebe was worshipped as a goddess of pardons or forgiveness; freed prisoners would hang their chains in the sacred grove of her sanctuary at Phlius.
Philadelphia MS5462, Attic red figure pyxis, c. 350 B.C. Hercules with his bride, Hebe Photograph by Maria Daniels, courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania Museum
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