Rhea (Mythology)

Rhea or Rheia (/ˈriːə/; Ancient Greek: Ῥέα [r̥é.aː] or Ῥεία [r̥ěː.aː]) is a supporting heroine in Greek Mythology. She is the mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, the Titaness daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus. She is the older sister of Cronus, who was also her consort, and the mother of the five eldest Olympian gods Hestia, goddess of the hearth, Demeter, goddess of agriculture, Hera, goddess of women and marriage, Poseidon, god of the seas, Zeus king of Olympus, and Hades, king of the Underworld.
==Biography==
Rhea was one of the daughters of Gaia and Ouranos, along with Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Theia, Themis, and Tethys.
After the overthrowing of his father, Cronos had gained five children from Rhea; Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon that were all swallowed by Cronos because did not want to be overthrown. Rhea, who was desperate, went to Gaia, who told her to hide her last child, Zeus, and give Cronos a rock to swallow. 
After the War of the Gods, in which Cronos was overthrown by his children. She then withdrew to the mountainside and travels in a chariot driven by lionesses.
==Personality==
==Powers and Abilities==
*Fertility
**Reproduction Manipulation
*Serenity Inducement
**Mental Healing
**Dream Communication
**Persuasion
*Feline Manipulation: Rhea was able to travel in a chariot owned by lionesses.
*Prophecy
*Titanic Divine Form
*Resurrection: Rhea was able to bring Dionysus back to life in one of the Legends after Hera sent Titans out to kill them.
*Titanic Energy
*Intelligence
**Tongue of the Old Times fluency
==Trivia==
*Rhea's name is an amalgamation of her daughter, Hera.
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