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Rhea is the great Titaness of motherhood and flowing time, sister and wife of Cronus. Forced to watch her husband swallow each newborn child, she at last rebels: spiriting the infant Zeus away to a Cretan cave and handing Cronus a swaddled stone in his place. It is her quiet defiance that allows the next generation of gods to rise.
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Rise of Zeus
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- Who is Rhea?
- Rhea is the great Titaness of motherhood and flowing time, sister and wife of Cronus. Forced to watch her husband swallow each newborn child, she at last rebels: spiriting the infant Zeus away to a Cretan cave and handing Cronus a swaddled stone in his place.
- Which mythology does Rhea belong to?
- Rhea belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Rhea appear in?
- Rhea appears in Rise of Zeus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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