Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Divine cup-bearer serving immortals

divine_cup_bearer_serving_immortals

A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome EROS (CUPID, AMOR) AND PSYCHE. / HYMEN. / IRIS (THE RAINBOW). / HEBE (JUVENTAS).; lines 5009-5031 confidence: high

    Hebe is daughter of Zeus and Hera and is represented as cup-bearer to the gods; the passage relates this to daughters of high lineage serving guests.

    Hebe is represented as cup-bearer to the gods and depicted with nectar or ambrosia.

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