Hebe

Goddess of Marriage, Family and Forgiveness

Hebe is the Greek Goddess of Marriage, Family and Forgiveness, the daughter of Zeus and Hera, and the former Goddess of Youth and Forgiveness and Cupbearer of the Gods. Her Roman counterpart is Juventas.

Early life

Hebe was born to Zeus and Hera, king and queen of the Olympian gods. She often played with her father's royal eagles.
Before becoming an official goddess, Hebe drew baths for her older brother Ares and helped her mother enter her chariot.
Hebe was eventually worshiped as a goddess of pardons or forgiveness. She freed prisoners would hang their chains in the sacred grove of her sanctuary at Phlius.
Cup Bearer of the Gods After she decided to become the Goddess of Youth, Hebe acted as the cup bearer for the inhabitants of Mount Olympus, serving their nectar and ambrosia.
However, the less ambitious Hebe was replaced by the young Trojan prince Ganymede, her father's male lover.
Heracleidae After her half-brother Heracles was made a god, Hebe became his wife. They had two immortal children: Alexiares and Anicetus.
In Euripides' play Heracleidae, Hebe granted the wish of Iolaus, her husband's friend and nephew, to become young again in order to fight Eurystheus.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The Last Olympian
During the Battle of Manhattan, an automaton of Hebe's son, William H. Seward, fights against the Titans. After the battle, Percy Jackson makes the Olympians promise have a cabin for all the minor gods, including Hebe.

Juventas

Juventas is Hebe's Roman counterpart. As Juventas, she becomes more disciplined, militaristic, and warlike. For the Greeks, Hebe was not only the goddess of youth and the patroness of brides, but the Romans credited Juventas only for being the goddess of youth. In one hand, she carries the amphora of nectar, and with the other she presents the cup of eternal youthfulness. Juventas constantly waits upon all the gods at their Olympian banquets, pouring out for them that elixir of eternal life. Everyday the gods drink the nectar to renew their unending youth. In Roman mythology, Juventas received a coin offering from boys when they donned the adult men's toga for the first time.
Juventas is portrayed in works of art as a charming young girl, wearing light garments adorned with roses and a wreath of flowers on her head.

Family

Immortal Children

Partner	Children
Hercules	Alexiares and Anicetus

Partner	Children
Samuel Seward	William H. Seward
Mr. Montes	Paolo Montes

Etymology

The name Hebe comes from a Greek word meaning "youth" or "prime of life."

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Hebe takes the appearance of a beautiful, blonde young woman with a crown of pink flowers in her hair, wearing a cross between a Greek toga and a modern wedding dress.
She often carries a large golden chalice.
She is often seen with her late fathers' Immortal eagle, his sacred animal, perched on her shoulder.

Special abilities

Hebekinesis: As the Goddess of Youth, Hebe has divine authority over youth and rejuvenation. Her jurisdiction over these provinces also enables her to access the powers of:

• Youth Inducement: As revealed in Euripides' play, Heracleidae, Hebe had the power to make a person's physical state temporarily return to its younger, more vital state - she granted Iolaus' wish to become young again in order to fight Eurystheus.
• Immortality Bestowal (possibly): Since Hebe has the power to restore youth and vitality, it is possible that she also possessed the power to make others immortal.
• Rejuvenation: This is the power of regaining, or restoring, youthful vigor and appearance. Rejuvenation reduces scars, wrinkles and lines of expression, increases skin elasticity and increases collagen in the skin.
• Preservation: This is the power of preserving the youth of oneself or another person.
• Longevity: This is the power of increasing the life expectancy of oneself or someone else.
• Vitakinesis (limited): Users of this power can heal various injuries, such as mid-sized lesions. In more severe cases, users can reconnect lost limbs, through surgeries. (However, the limbs remain with the scars.)

Apparel & Accessories

Hebe wears a crown of pink flowers in her hair, wearing a cross between a Greek toga and a modern wedding dress.

Current Location

Olympus

Species

God/Goddess

Age

Appears to be around twenty, though she is much older. Even so, she is always described to be the most youthful goddess

Gender

Female

Eyes

Varies

Hair

Long, flowing beautiful blonde locks

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pure, flawlessly fair white