god
Rhea
also: Ῥείη, of the bright headband
Titaness, wife of Cronos and mother of the Olympian gods (Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hades, and others). Zeus sends her to persuade her grieving daughter Demeter back to Olympus (Hymn 2); Hymn 12 names her as Hera's mother.
Reading notes
- The Homeric Hymns §2.59 Rhea
Titaness, wife of Cronos and mother of the Olympian gods (Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hades, and others). Zeus sends her to persuade her grieving daughter Demeter back to Olympus (Hymn 2); Hymn 12 names her as Hera's mother.