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Hēbē (; )〔From Proto-Indo-European *''(H)iēgw-eh2-'', "youth, vigour" (see R. S. P. Beekes, ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, p. 507).〕 in ancient Greek religion, is the goddess of youth〔"Hebe's name... means 'Flower of Youth'. She was another version of her mother in the latter's quality of Hera Pais, "Hera the young maiden," observes Karl Kerenyi, ''The Gods of the Greeks'' 1951:98.〕 (Roman equivalent: Juventus).〔Ovid does not detect a unity of Hera (Juno) and Hebe (Juventus): he opens ''Fasti'' vi with a dispute between Juno and Juventus claiming patronage of the month of June ((on-line text )).〕 She is the daughter of Zeus and Hera.〔Hesiod, ''Theogony'' 921; Homer, ''Odyssey'' 11. 601; Pindar, Fourth Isthmian Ode; Pseudo-Apollodorus, ''Bibliotheke'' 1.13, and later authors.〕 Hebe was the cupbearer for the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus, serving their nectar and ambrosia, until she was married to Heracles (Roman equivalent: Hercules); her successor was Zeus' lover Ganymede. Another title of hers, for this reason, is Ganymeda. She also drew baths for Ares and helped Hera enter her chariot.〔''Iliad'', v. 722.〕 Hebe was supposed to have the power to give eternal youth, and in art is typically seen with her father in the guise of an eagle, often offering a cup to him. This depiction is seen in classical engraved gems as well as later art and seems to relate to a belief that the eagle (like the phoenix) had the ability to renew itself to a youthful state. ==Ancient literature== Her mother Hera became pregnant merely by eating a lettuce plant when dining with Apollo. In Euripides' play ''Heracleidae'', Hebe granted Iolaus' wish to become young again in order to fight Eurystheus. Hebe had two children with Heracles: Alexiares and Anicetus.〔Pseudo-Apollodorus, ''Bibliotheke'', ii.7.7.〕 The name ''Hebe'' comes from Greek word meaning "youth" or "prime of life". ''Juventus'' likewise means "youth", as can be seen in such derivatives as ''juvenile''. In art, Hebe is usually depicted wearing a sleeveless dress. The Phliasians, who lived near Sicyon, honored Hebe (whom they called Dia) by pardoning suppliants. Hebe was also worshipped as a goddess of pardons or forgiveness; freed prisoners would hang their chains in the sacred grove of her sanctuary at Phlius. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hebe (mythology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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