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Hebe (1)

c. 1600, Greek goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera, wife of Hercules, from Greek hēbē "youth, youthful prime, strength of youth" (legally, "the time before manhood," in Athens 16, in Sparta 18), from PIE *yeg-wa- "power, youth, strength."

Hebe (2)

derogatory word for "a Jew," 1921, shortened from Hebrew (n.).

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Definitions of Hebe from WordNet

Hebe (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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