In Greek mythology, Rhea, Rhia or Rheia was one of the Titans, the children of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). She was the sister and wife of Cronus, and by him was the mother of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus.
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AT A GLANCE
Greek nameRhea (Ῥέα)
Roman nameOps
Typetitan
Domainsmotherhood · fertility · the mountain wilds
EpithetsMeter Theon
ParentageUranus · Gaia
Symbolslions · the swaddled stone
Cult centersMount Ida (Crete) · Phrygia (conflated with Cybele)
EtymologyUncertain; linked by the ancients to rheo ("flow") or era ("earth").
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