Rhea

In Greek mythology, Rhea (Greek: Ρεα, "flow" or "ease") was one of the Titans and the Titanide of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She also likely presided over the eternal flow of time and menstruation. Her sacred symbols included a cymbal and a turret crown; her sacred animal was the lion; her sacred tree was the fir.
As a Titanide, she was a daughter of Uranus and Gaea. She married her brother, Cronus, and bore him six children: Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus. After her first five children were born, Cronus swallowed them all since he had heard a prophecy that one of his children would overthrow him. With the help of Gaea, Rhea tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock instead of her final child, Zeus. Zeus was hidden in a cave on Mount Ida and grew up to overthrow his father.
In Roman mythology, Rhea is closely identified with the goddess Ops.
Category:Greek deities
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