Regency banded agate cameo with a goddess holding an amphora, Roman set in 18ct gold. head size  18.7mm x 14mm. Currently finger size R 1/2 (U.S 9) Hebe was the cupbearer for the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus, serving their nectar and ambrosia until she married Herakles (Roman equivalent: Hercules) Hebe was worshipped as the goddess of forgiveness or mercy at Sicyon. Hebe had influence over eternal youth and the ability to restore youth to mortals, a power that appears exclusive to her, as in Ovid's Metamorphoses, some gods lament their favoured mortals aging.