What relation did Hebe have to Hercules after his death?

What relation did Hebe have to Hercules after his death?

• A. Sister
• B. Wife
• C. Mother
• D. Daughter

Answer: (B)

This question tests what happens to Hercules after his mortal ordeals and who Hebe is in the Olympian family. In many versions, Hercules is granted immortality and joins the gods on Olympus. There he marries Hebe, the goddess of youth who serves as cupbearer to the gods. Because of this ascent to godhood, Hebe becomes Hercules’ wife in the divine realm. So the relationship after his death is wife. She isn’t his sister, mother, or daughter, which would contradict the mythic pairing that joins a hero with a goddess in a marriage on Olympus.

This question tests what happens to Hercules after his mortal ordeals and who Hebe is in the Olympian family. In many versions, Hercules is granted immortality and joins the gods on Olympus. There he marries Hebe, the goddess of youth who serves as cupbearer to the gods. Because of this ascent to godhood, Hebe becomes Hercules’ wife in the divine realm. So the relationship after his death is wife. She isn’t his sister, mother, or daughter, which would contradict the mythic pairing that joins a hero with a goddess in a marriage on Olympus.