Rhea was an Earth Goddess and the mother of the major Greek gods. As the daughter of Gaia and Uranus and wife of Cronus, she ruled the Titans on Mount Olympus and bore six children - Demeter, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, Hades and Zeus. She helped Zeus dethrone Cronus and overthrow his rule, after which her importance declined but she remained a matronly figure often depicted between two lions.

1. Rhea
~Mother of the Gods~

2. Rhea is known as
many things like the
god of the moon, the
earth, and soil, but
she is mainly known
as the mother of the
gods.

3. Rhea’s mother
and father were
Gaia and Uranus,
Rhea married
her brother
Cronus, and they
ruled the Titans
on Olympus.

4. Rhea’s usually seen
as a matronly woman,
with a crown, and
usually is between her
two lions, or being
pulled in a chariot by
them.

5. Rhea was an Earth
Goddess, she was in
charge of the fertility of
soil, and women. She
took over most of these
responsibilities from her
mother Gaia.

6. Rhea and Cronus
had 6 children,
Demeter, Hera,
Hestia, Poseidon,
Hades and Zeus.

7. Rhea was mad at Cronus, and she
helped Zeus dethrone him.

8. After Cronus was
killed, Rhea
became less
important on
Olympus.

9. Rhea only appears in few other myths, and when
she does, it’s usually to resolve a fight between
two gods, by choosing who she likes better.

10. Rhea uses her
powers for many
things.

11. I’m glad I chose
Rhea, I think it
would be cool to
have her powers.