The Role Of Rhea In Greek Mythology

Rhea in Greek mythology was the mother of all the gods. She was also a titan. Rhea was the daughter of Uranus, Gaea, Heaven, and Earth. She is the sister and wife of the Titan Cronus. At one point of time Rhea and Cronus ruled the universe. They had 6 children together. Their names were Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Cronus was afraid that one of his children would out rule him one day, so for that reason he swallowed all of his children except for Zeus. He would have swallowed Zeus too but Rhea kept it a secret that he was born. She gave birth to him in a cave on Mount Dicte. She gave Cronus a stone wrapped in baby clothes in his place. Cronus swallowed the stone believing that it was Zeus. Soon after that Cronus was killed by Zeus and all the children that he swallowed was released. Rhea is an ancient Greek Goddess that was part of an earlier of gods and goddesses. She is the mother of some well-known Greek gods and goddesses, but even after all that she is either forgotten or people don’t know who she is.
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Hera and Zeus were siblings and soon became married. People believe that Demeter is the person who made crops. Some also say she’s the one who made the first loaf of bread. She’s the goddesses of the earth, agriculture, fertility. Poseidon is a brother of Zeus and is the god of the sea, earthquakes, and storms. You might know him by carrying a trident and riding sea horses. He has the worse temper out his siblings, he’s also the most greedy, and moody. He’s most mad when someone insults him. Hades was Zeus’s last brother. Hades is the god of the underworld. Although some people think that since he’s the god of the underworld, Hades isn’t actually evil. He was one of the first heroes in Greek myths. Hades is also the god of wealth. You might spot Hades with a three-headed dog by his