Rhea is the Titan goddess of motherhood and serenity as well as a Fertility Goddess. She is the mother of Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus, and the wife of Kronos. After years of Kronos draining Rhea for her powers and devouring their two eldest sons, Rhea went into a deep hibernation with Zeus by her side and providing him aid to end Kronos' reign.
Appearance[]
Rhea is a very large deity with dark magenta skin, hair, and eyes. She wears traditional Greek robes in mint green and white. She is typically illustrated with a gold halo or gold rays behind her head.
Personality[]
Rhea appears to have had a nurturing nature, fitting her role as a goddess of motherhood. Rhea was shown to be very optimistic as she saw the good in people that no one else could (particularly her husband Kronos, who was feared as a tyrant). In her flashback appearances, she is shown to greatly love and care for her children, most notably her son Hades. As she knew her husband Kronos was planning on killing her sons, due to a prophecy that they would usurp him, she did what she could to protect them from him. She is shown to be devasted when Kronos takes Hades from her and consumes him.
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Romantic[]
Kronos[]
Kronos no longer the Titan she knew.
Kronos is Rhea's husband. Despite the protests of other gods, Rhea genuinely loved her husband and accepted him, as she saw the good in him that no one else could. She let Kronos use her "abundance of power" as a fertility goddess because she "once believed in him," but later told Zeus that she was wrong about him.
Rhea and Kronos presumably had a happy marriage before they had their first child, but when Kronos learned of a prophecy where his and Rhea's children would be his downfall, their relationship started to fall apart. Rhea tried protecting Hades and their other children from Kronos, continually lying to him for their sakes and hiding them when he came near. Kronos remarked that motherhood had made her weak. He ate a frightened Hades in front of Rhea, not caring that his actions clearly hurt her.
Rhea hid her remaining son Zeus with a group of nymphs in order to protect him from Kronos' wrath; when Zeus reached adulthood, Rhea begged him to take down Kronos using the power of a fertility goddess. At this point, she was withering away, presumably due to Kronos stealing most of her power and essence to fuel himself.
Children[]
Hades[]
Rhea on Hades' 6th birthday.
Hades is Rhea and Kronos's firstborn son. The two of them had a very close relationship. Rhea was supportive of Hades' creations and continually doted on him. Likewise, Hades became very attached to his mother. Rhea was the one to name him Aidoneus, and she is the reason why Hades dislikes others calling him by his true name. They were separated from each other when Kronos consumed Hades, and as she withered away into nothing while he was held captive, he never spoke to her again. When Hades talks about Rhea to Persephone, he speaks fondly of her and says she was kind and not a naïve Titan as some members of the kingdom believe her to be for forming a union with Kronos.
Poseidon[]
Poseidon is Kronos and Rhea's middle child. Rhea told Kronos that Poseidon was simply "a very ugly bird" to prevent him from consuming him. Not much is know of their relationship before he was eaten by Kronos.
Zeus[]
Zeus is Rhea and Kronos' youngest son. After Kronos ate Hades and Poseidon in front of her, she couldn't bear for her newborn son Zeus to suffer the same fate.
Rhea left Zeus in the care of a group of nymphs. He was shielded from the truth of his lineage until Rhea came to see him as she was dying; she was overjoyed to see that one of her sons had grown to adulthood, and told him that he must find and use the power of a fertility goddess like Metis in order to take down Kronos.[1] Although Zeus had just met his mother in that moment, he grieved for her demise and took her words to heart.
Others[]
Nyx[]
They appear to have gotten along, as Nyx visited Rhea in the mortal realm. Nyx was jealous that Rhea had Hades, and it is possible Rhea was the reason Nyx decided to have children herself. It's unknown if Rhea knew of Nyx's desire to steal Hades as her own.
Helios[]
Helios mentions Rhea when speaking to Thanatos. He claims he hasn't seen her for centuries, and compliments her by calling her the true "spitfire".
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Trivia[]
- Rhea was confirmed to be a fertility goddess in episode 145.
- Prior to the events of the Titanomachy, Rhea appears to have passed away in Zeus' flashback from episode 200.
- ↑ Lore Olympus: Episode 200