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Ekaterina Mikhailovna Ribeaupierre
Countess Ekaterina Mikhailovna Ribopierre (nee Potemkina; 1788-1872) was the wife of diplomat and chief chamberlain Alexander Ivanovich Ribeaupierre, and a cavalry lady of the Order of Saint Catherine and List of State Ladies of Imperial Russia, State Lady of the court, and recipient of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa. Early life She was born on 15 (26) June 1788 to Lieutenant General Mikhail Sergeevich Potemkin (1744-1791) and Tatiana Vasilievna Yusupova, Tatiana Vasilievna Engelhardt (1767-1841) who was a niece of Grigory Potemkin. She was named after her Godparent, godmother Catherine the Great. Not long after her birth, her father died, and her mother remarried Nikolay Yusupov, Nikolai Yusupov in 1793. Ekaterina was brought up with her brothers by their mother in their palace on 54 English Embankment, Saint Petersburg. Personal life She became acquainted with Alexander Ivanovich Ribopierre (1781-1865) at a young age. Alexander was the son of the Swiss Jean Ribeaupierre. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebe (mythology)
Hebe (; grc-gre, Ἥβη), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the goddess of youth or the prime of life. She is the beautiful daughter of Zeus and his wife, Hera. Hebe was the cupbearer for the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus, serving their nectar and ambrosia until she married Heracles (Roman equivalent: Hercules); her successor was the divine hero Ganymede. Another title of hers for this reason is ''Ganymeda'', meaning "Gladdening Princess". 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. According to Philostratus the Elder, Hebe was the youngest of the gods. She was responsible for keeping them eternally young, and thus was the most revered by them. Her role of ensuring the eternal youth of the other gods is appropriate with her role o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
