Hebe’s Sacred Attributes Were Wine-cup, Eagle, Ivy, Fountain of Youth, and Wings

One of Hebe's religious emblems was the wine cup. It became connected with her when her father, Zeus, assigned her the duty of carrying a cup. She would pour wine into the cup and present it to her father.


Zeus' sacred symbol was the eagle, which he usually hid. The relationship with Hebe was reasonable since the eagle was associated with immortality and there was a folklore notion that the eagle, like the phoenix, had the capacity to regenerate into a youthful state. She is frequently depicted in art holding her father's cup while taking the form of an eagle. Both earlier and classically etched diamonds use this representation.

Ivy
, a perennial plant, served as Hebe's sacred emblem. It survives the winter and continues to bloom throughout the year, becoming a representation of eternal youth. The plant was also said to shoo away bad spirits from houses.

The most significant icon that Hebe had preserved is the Fountain of Youth. She made an offering to the gods at Mount Olympus by withdrawing some money. It gave the user eternal youth and immortality.

The symbol of Hebe also came to be wings. She was given two doves with human voices by her father Zeus. One took to the air and went to the location of the Dodona Oracle. People revered wings because of this.

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