Rhea
Orphic · deity · Orphic traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Lion-carried mother of Zeus and consort of Kronos, called daughter of Protogonos in this hymn.
Parentage
- parent: PhanesParentage explicitly given in the hymn, retained apart from other Orphic theogonies.Orphic Hymns 13 (Taylor; modern 14) (primary)
Children
Relations
- parent: PhanesParentage explicitly given in the hymn, retained apart from other Orphic theogonies.Orphic Hymns 13 (Taylor; modern 14) (primary)
- counterpart of: RheaThe hymn addresses this deity in an Orphic ritual context; Greek genealogy is not imported.Orphic Hymns, 13 (Thomas Taylor numbering; modern hymn 14) (primary)
- spouse: KronosOrphic Hymns 12 (Taylor; modern 13) (primary)
Sources
- existence and tradition-specific description: Orphic Hymns, 13 (Thomas Taylor numbering; modern hymn 14) (primary)