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Hebe

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Canonical name
Hebe
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Character
Scope
Individual
Editorial note
Conservatively a character: the passage names her at the divine council but does not explicitly call her a goddess.

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Claims

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Hebe circulates through the divine council pouring nectar.

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Now the gods were sitting with Jove in council upon the golden floor while Hebe went round pouring out nectar for them to drink
·Direct

Hebe quickly fits bronze eight-spoked wheels onto Juno’s iron axle.

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Hebe with all speed fitted on the eight-spoked wheels of bronze that were on either side of the iron axletree.
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Hebe washes healed Mars and clothes him in goodly raiment.

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Then Hebe washed him, and clothed him in goodly raiment, and he took his seat by his father Jove all glorious to behold.

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Hebe went round pouring out nectar for them to drink

Passage preview

Book 4 · Passage 1

Now the gods were sitting with Jove in council upon the golden floor while Hebe went round pouring out nectar for them to drink, and as they pledged one another in their cups of gold they looked down upon the town of Troy. The son of Saturn then began to tease Juno, talking at her so as to provoke her. ‘Menelaus,’ said he, ‘has two good friends among the goddesses, Juno of Argos, and Minerva of Alalcomene, but they only sit still and look on, while Venus keeps ever by Alexandrus’ side to defend him in any danger; indeed she has just rescued him when he made sure that it was all over with him—for the victory really did lie with Menelaus. We must consider what we shall do about all this; shall we set them fighting anew or make peace between them? If you will agree to this last Menelaus can take back Helen and the city of Priam may remain still inhabited.’