Rhea
Culture & Region
Ancient Greece
Time Period
c. 8th century BCE onwards (Hesiod)
Domains
Motherhoodmountainsearth fertilityTitans
Symbols & Animals
Liontympanoncrowncornucopia
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Crete (Zeus's birth cave)
- Phrygia (as Cybele)
Key Myths & Stories
Mother of Olympians; saves Zeus from Cronus; Titanomachy role
Related Deities
Mother of Zeus/Hera/Poseidon/Hades/Demeter/Hestia; = Ops (Roman); = Cybele