rhea

¹

[ ree-uh ]

noun

1. the ramie plant or fiber.

Rhea

²

[ ree-uh ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the wife and sister of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia: identified with Cybele and, by the Romans, with Ops.
2. Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
3. (lowercase) either of two South American, ratite birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata, resembling the African ostrich but smaller and having three toes.
4. a female given name.

-rhea

³

1. variant of -rrhea.

Rhea

¹

/ ˈrɪə /

noun

1. Greek myth a Titaness, wife of Cronus and mother of several of the gods, including Zeus: a fertility goddess Roman counterpartOps

rhea

²

/ ˈrɪə /

noun

1. either of two large fast-running flightless birds, Rhea americana or Pterocnemia pennata , inhabiting the open plains of S South America: order Rheiformes . They are similar to but smaller than the ostrich, having three-toed feet and a completely feathered body See ratite

Rhea

³

/ ˈrɪə /

noun

1. the second largest satellite of the planet Saturn

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhea¹

First recorded in 1850–55, rhea is from the Assamese word rihā

Origin of rhea²

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin Rhea, from Greek Rhéa; further origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhea¹

C19: New Latin; arbitrarily named after Rhea ¹

Example Sentences

That will be a problem for Rhea and company once they’ve taken a run at title No.

From FiveThirtyEight

After each of these babies had dropped from Rhea’s womb and onto Gaia’s knees, Cronos grabbed them and swallowed them.

From Nautilus

Gaia then turned her attention to her daughter Rhea, who needed her help badly, in the form of protection from Gaia’s son, Cronos.

From Nautilus

He's been with the model Rhea Durham since 2001, and the two were married in 2009.

From The Daily Beast

Romulus and Remus were the twin sons of a lady named Rhea Sylvia.

From Project Gutenberg

Cronus, the head of the dynasty which preceded that of Zeus, is described as the son of Rhea, but nothing is said of his father.

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Spartan Rhea was from Missouri, and belonged to a family intensely Southern in their convictions.

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He chose his sister Rhea (Cybele) for his wife, and gave his brothers and sisters different parts of the universe to govern.

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One child after another was thus disposed of; and349 at last Rhea resolved to save her youngest son by stratagem.

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