Rhea

Rhea

Rhea may refer to,

Mythology

* Rhea (mythology), beautiful in Greek mythology, one of the Titans, the sister and wife of Cronus, the mother goddess who gave birth to many of the other major gods and goddesses
* Rhea Silvia, in Roman mythology the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus
* Rhea (mother of Aventinus), a separate figure to Rhea Silvia, mother of Aventinus by Hercules

People (given name)

* Rhea, R&B Singer
* Rhea Perlman (b.1948), U.S. television actress
* M. Rhea Seddon (b.1947), NASA astronaut
* Rhea Tregebov, Canadian poet and children's author

Places

* Rhea County, Tennessee
* Rea, Italy

Fiction

* Rhea of the Cöos, character in Stephen King's "Dark Tower" novels
* Rhea Jones, DC comics character

Other

* Rhea (bird), large flightless birds native to South America
* Rhea (moon), moon of Saturn
* 577 Rhea, asteroid
* Rhea, an opera by Spyridon Samaras (Florence, Teatro Verdi, 11/4/1908)
* Gothic metal band Sirrah have released a song - as a part of their album Did Tomorrow Come... - titled Rhea

ee also

*Rea


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Synonyms:
(Rhea Americana)


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  • Rhea — (auch: Rheia) bezeichnet: eine Göttin in der griechischen Mythologie, siehe Rhea (Mythologie) die Mutter von Romulus und Remus, aus der römischen Mythologie, siehe Rhea Silvia ein Meer im Erdzeitalter des Paläozoikums, siehe Rhea Ozean den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rhea — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rhéa …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rhea — Rhe a, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera {Rhea} and {Pterocnemia}. Called also the {American ostrich}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common rhea, or nandou ({Rhea… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rhea — RHEA, æ, Gr. Ῥεία, ας, (⇒ Tab. II. & ⇒ IX.) 1 §. Namen. Diesen soll sie vons ῥέω, ich fließe, haben, weil sie einel Ursache des Flusses des Regens, Phurnut. de N.D. c. 6. oder des Flusses und der Bewegung aller Dinge, Heraclid. Allegor. Homer. p …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Rhea — f The name borne, according to ancient Roman tradition, by the mother (Rhea Silvia) of Romulus and Remus, who grew up to be the founders of the city of Rome. It was also a title of the goddess Cybele, introduced to Rome from Phrygia, and its… …   First names dictionary

  • Rhea — Rhea, guddommelig personlighed fra den græske mytologi. Se artiklen: Rhea …   Danske encyklopædi

  • rhea — (n.) South American ostrich, 1801, Modern Latin genus name, from Gk. Rhea, titaness, mother of Zeus, a name of unknown origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • rhea — ► NOUN ▪ a large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with greyish brown plumage. ORIGIN from Rhea, the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology …   English terms dictionary

  • Rhea — Rhe a, n. (Bot.) The ramie or grass cloth plant. See {Grass cloth plant}, under {Grass}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rhea [1] — Rhea, 1) Titanide, so v.w. Kybele; 2) R. Sylvia (Ilia), Tochter des Königs Numitor von Alba, wurde von ihrem Oheim Amulius zur Vestalischen Jungfrau gemacht, damit kein Nachkomme des Bruders ihm den unrechtmäßig erworbenen Thron wieder entreißen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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