Hebe (Marvel Comics)

Hebe
Hebe from Assault on New Olympus Prologue. Art by Rodney Buchemi.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Ka-Zar #1 (August 1970)
Created by	Allyn Brodsky Frank Springer
In-story information
Alter ego	Hebe Panhellenios
Team affiliations	Olympian Gods, Hera, Hercules
Notable aliases	Juventas

Hebe is a fictional deity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. One of the children of Zeus and Hera, she is the wife of Hercules and the cup-bearer of the Olympians. Hebe first appeared in Ka-Zar #1 (August 1970), written by Allyn Brodsky and Frank Springer. She is based on the mythological character of the same name.

Hebe first appeared in Ka-Zar #1, and appeared very sparsely over the subsequent four decades. She made a notable appearance in Incredible Hulk: Hercules Unleashed (October 1996). She then appeared in Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide #1 (June 2008), and became a recurring character in the second year of The Incredible Hercules, starting with issue #127.

The third child of Zeus and Hera (her brothers are Ares and Hephaestus), she is the Goddess of Youth and the cup-bearer of the gods, responsible for brewing ambrosia. She was married to the newly-divine Hercules as a peace-offering between Hercules and her mother Hera, and for a time the two of them had a happy relationship. However, Hercules grew dissatisfied with life on Olympus, and returned to the mortal world in the late 20th century in search of adventure. He also began having affairs, which left Hebe distraught, as Hera told her that the failure of her marriage was her fault.

In the modern era, following the destruction of Olympus at the hands of Amatsu-Mikaboshi, Hebe served her mother Hera as a secretary at the Olympus Group. She later arranges for Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers to arrive on the site of a battle between Hera and Hercules' group, believing that her ultimate duty was still to him. When Hera discovered her betrayal, she blasted Hebe with her thunderbolt, sending her hurtling out of the Olympus Group tower to the ground. Relatively unharmed, she fled the scene in search of Hercules, but could not find him.