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Meaning of HEBE

Pronunciation:  'heebee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\He"be\, n. [L., fr. Gr. "h`bh youth, "H`bh Hebe.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of youth, daughter of Jupiter
   and Juno. She was believed to have the power of restoring
   youth and beauty to those who had lost them.
2. (Zo["o]l.) An African ape; the hamadryas.
 
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