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“Rhea Rhea (also spelt Rheia) is a Titan and a mother goddess in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Heaven) and the mother of the great deities of Mount Olympus. Rhea was closely associated with the...

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Rhea (also spelt Rheia) is a Titan and a mother goddess in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Heaven) and the mother of the great deities of Mount Olympus. Rhea was closely associated with the Phrygian (Anatolian) mother goddess, Cybele. Her Roman counterpart was Ops, a fertility deity and the goddess of the harvest.

Rhea is most well-known as the mother of the Olympian deities, especially Zeus, who she saved from being swallowed by his father, Cronus. As an earth and fertility goddess, she was worshipped widely throughout the ancient Greek world.

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