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Hebe , in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of youth; daughter of Zeus and Hera and wife of Hercules. She appears only occasionally in legend as a cupbearer and attendant of the gods. The Romans identified her as Juventas.

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Hebe in Greek mythology, the daughter of Hera and Zeus, and cup-bearer of the gods.

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