Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ἥβη(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /hɛ̌ː.bɛː/(Classical Greek) /ˈhiː.bi/(English) Meaning & History Derived from Greek ἥβη (hebe) meaning "youth". In Greek mythology Hebe was the daughter of Zeus and Hera. She was a goddess of youth who acted as the cupbearer to the gods.