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Rhea is a given name and surname. It was originally the name of Rhea, a Titan in Greek mythology. Notable people with this name. Given name. Rhea ...
Rhea or Rheia (/ ˈ r iː ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ῥέα or Ῥεία [r̥ěː.aː]) is a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Titan daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus, himself a son of Gaia.
The name "rhea" was used in 1752 by Paul Möhring and adopted as the English common name. Möhring named the rhea after the Greek Titan Rhea, whose Ancient Greek name (Ῥέα) is thought to come from ἔρα (éra, "ground"). This was fitting with the rhea being a flightless ground bird.
So they sent Rhea to Lyctus on Crete to bear Zeus, and Gaia took the newborn Zeus to raise, hiding him deep in a cave beneath Mount Aigaion. [50] Meanwhile, Rhea gave Cronus a huge stone wrapped in baby's clothes which he swallowed thinking that it was another of Rhea's children. [51] "Fall of the Titans". Oil on canvas by Jacob Jordaens, 1638.
Rhea (/ ˈ r iː. ə /) is the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System, with a surface area that is comparable to the area of Australia.It is the smallest body in the Solar System for which precise measurements have confirmed a shape consistent with hydrostatic equilibrium.
An upcoming exhibit at the Stages of Freedom museum showcases the story of James Rhea and the Black press in Rhode Island. 'His name is mostly forgotten': Honoring James Rhea, Journal's first ...
Rhea may refer to: Rhea (bird), genus of flightless birds native to South America; Rhea (moon), a moon of Saturn; ... Rhea (name), list of people with this name;
The inability to keep your kids’ or pets’ names straight doesn’t mean you can’t tell them apart, and despite what Freud might have said, there’s no subconscious meaning behind it.