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- Rhea – Mythopedia
Rhea or Rheia)—and the one endorsed by Plato in Cratylus—claimed that “Rhea” was a feminine form of the ancient Greek verb rheō, meaning “flow,” “discharge,” or “stream ” Modern scholars have also suggested possible connections with the Greek words rheia or rhea (“easily”), era (“earth”), and oros (“mountain”)
- Greek Titans - Mythopedia
The Titans were the first children of the primordial Greek deities Uranus and Gaia Two of these Titans, Cronus and Rhea, became the parents of the original generation of Olympians, who overthrew the Titans, just as the Titans had overthrown Uranus before them
- Cybele – Mythopedia
Cybele was known in Greece from an early period and was often identified with other mother goddesses such as Rhea or Demeter She was typically imagined riding in a lion-drawn chariot, wearing a tall, turreted crown, or holding a tympanum (a hand drum) One well-known myth told of how Cybele caused her young lover Attis to castrate himself
- Persephone – Mythopedia
The Orphic version of Persephone, on the other hand, was a daughter of Zeus and Rhea, while an Arcadian version of Persephone called Despoina was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon The so-called “Persephone Krater,” an Apulian red-figure volute-krater by the Circle of the Darius Painter (ca 340 BCE) Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany
- Curetes – Mythopedia
The Curetes were perhaps best known for their role in the myth of Zeus’ infancy Zeus’ father Cronus had already eaten his first five children, fearing they would usurp him Determined to save her next child, Zeus’ mother Rhea stole away while she was pregnant and delivered Zeus in secret
- Theia – Mythopedia
Among her brothers and sisters were the other Titans—Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, Oceanus, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, Themis, and Rhea—as well as the Hecatoncheires and the Cyclopes, destructive monsters who terrorized gods and mortals alike Family Tree Parents
- Mars – Mythopedia
Hoping to sever the royal line of Numitor, Amulius forced his brother’s daughter, the lovely and virtuous Rhea Silvia, to become a Vestal Virgin; this position carried with it a vow of abstinence Whether through outright lust or the desire to perpetuate the lineage of Numitor, Mars visited Rhea Silvia when she was sleeping and raped her
- Hecate – Mythopedia
Hecate, daughter of Asteria and Perses, was a powerful but mysterious goddess usually associated with magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld Though often an object of dread, Hecate was sometimes seen as a kind goddess and a protector of justice
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