Also called Ganymeda, Dia, Juventas (Roman).
Their story
Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and Hera, who poured nectar for the gods on Olympus. When Heracles was taken up among the immortals, she was given to him as his wife. At Phlius she had a sanctuary where escaped slaves and prisoners could find refuge and dedicated their chains in her grove.
Best times to give to them
- The Kissotomoi, the ivy-cutting festival at Phlius
- Birthdays and coming-of-age days
- At weddings, as the bride of Heracles
What they like being given
- A cup of fresh water or juice poured out for her
- Ivy leaves
- Fruit
- Fresh flowers
How to honour them
- Pour the first drink at a gathering in her name, as she poured for the gods.
- Ask for renewed energy after a long illness or a hard season.
- Honour the young people in your life by listening to them.
How they can help you
- Renewed vigour
- Hospitality
- Growing up and letting go
Symbols
- cup
- jug
- ivy
- eagle
Sources
- Hesiod, Theogony 922, 950-955
- Homer, Odyssey 11.601-604
- Pausanias, Description of Greece 2.13.3-4
More Greek goddesses
- Hera Queen of heaven and guardian of marriage
- Athena Grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and craft
- Artemis Lady of wild things and the hunt
- Aphrodite Foam-born goddess of love and beauty
- Hestia Goddess of the hearth and the home fire
- Demeter Mother of the grain and the harvest
- Persephone Queen of the underworld and the returning spring
- Hecate Keeper of crossroads and keys