Rhea

Saturn's second moon

In Greek mythology, Rhea is a Titan goddess, mother of Zeus and several other Olympian gods.

The name also belongs to Saturn's second-largest moon, discovered in 1672.

As a given name, Rhea remains in occasional use. (Lowercase rhea is a large flightless bird.)

mythology

Titaness

Female primordial deity

CronusTitan king, father-devourer
ZeusGreek sky god
GaiaPrimordial earth deity

Uranus · Olympians · Demeter · Hera · Poseidon · Hades · Magna Mater · Theogony · Crete · stone

moon

Saturn

Ringed gas giant

TitanMythic giant or moon
EnceladusIcy moon with geysers
TethysGreek sea titaness

Phoebe · Hyperion · orbit · craters · ice · rock · gravity · astronomy · Cassini · celestial

name

given name

Personal name from birth

femininePertaining to women
classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
Greek originDerived from ancient Hellas

Categories

deitiesZeus, Odin, Thor, goddess, Ra
Goddessesgoddess, sun goddess, Demeter, Gaia, Aphrodite
Greek DeitiesZeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo
Greek mythologyZeus, Athena, Apollo, Hera, Poseidon
SaturnSaturn, rings, Titan, Enceladus, Tethys
Classical DeitiesZeus, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Artemis

Opposites

divine status (Greek mythology)

Subject to death

human · Oedipus · Odysseus · Achilles · Helen of Troy

cosmic role (Greek mythology)

Titan king, father-devourer

Kronos · Saturn · Medea · Uranus

flight capability (birds)

Large predatory bird

albatross · condor · swift · falcon · hummingbird

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G