Rhea

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See also: rhea and Rhéa

Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa), the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology.

Proper noun

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Rhea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rheidae – rheas.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Rhea

  1. (Greek mythology) A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
  2. (astronomy) Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
  3. (astronomy) The asteroid 577 Rhea.
  4. A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Rhea

  1. A surname
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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Noun

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Rhea

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
  2. (Greek mythology) a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus
  3. (astronomy) one of the moons of Saturn

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Rhea.