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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods

Merriam Webster's

noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: short for Hebrew Date: 1926 usually offensive Jew

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek H?b? Date: 1561 the Greek goddess of youth and a cupbearer to the gods

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any flowering shrub of the genus Hebe, with usu. overlapping scale-like leaves. Etymology: mod.L after the Gk goddess Hebe

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hebe 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.