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Ῥέα

Ῥέα, Rhea

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Ῥέης Proper-name noun: feminine genitive singular of Ῥέα

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Ῥέᾱ, ἡ, Ep. Ῥείη Il. 14.203 (in gen. Ῥείης, v.l. Ῥείας), h.Cer. 442, h.Ap. 93 (Ῥέη codd.), h.Ven. 43, Hes. Th. 625 (Ῥείαν ib. 135); Ῥεῖα δʼ ὑποδμηθεῖσα ib. 453 (but with v.l. Ῥείη δʼ αὖ δμηθεῖσα); gen. Ῥείας AP 6.219.20 (Antip.); the common form Ῥέα is found in Il. 15.187, as a monosyll.; contr. Ῥῆ Pherecyd.Syr. 9; Ῥέη h.Cer. 459, Hes. Th. 467:—
  • Rhea, daughter of Uranos and Gaia, wife of Cronos, mother of Zeus and the gods, ll. cc. [Derived by Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.318 from ῥέω, because rivers flow from Earth.]
    • II Pythag. name for 2, Anatolius ap.Theol.Ar. 12; also for 23 or 8, ib. 55.

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