Gods and Goddesses
Eastern Mediterranean
Greek
Rhea

ORIGIN: Greek

TYPE: Primordial goddess

INFORMATION: The daughter of Ouranos and Gaia, she is the consort of Kronos and mother of Zeus and other gods of Olympus, known only from the Theogony (Hesiod) and Iliad (Homer). She is also recognized in Roman literature under the same name. Also Rheie.