Editing Rhea (mythology) (section)

== Family ==
Rhea is the sister of the [[Titans]] ([[Oceanus]], [[Crius]], [[Hyperion (Titan)|Hyperion]], [[Iapetus]], [[Coeus]], [[Themis]], [[Theia]], [[Phoebe (Titaness)|Phoebe]], [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]], [[Mnemosyne]], [[Cronus]], and sometimes [[Dione (Titaness)|Dione]]), the [[Cyclopes]], the [[Hecatoncheires]], the [[Giants (Greek mythology)|Giants]], the [[Meliae]], and the [[Erinyes]]; and the half-sister of [[Aphrodite]] (in some versions), [[Typhon]], [[Python (mythology)|Python]], [[Pontus (mythology)|Pontus]], [[Thaumas]], [[Phorcys]], [[Nereus]], [[Eurybia (mythology)|Eurybia]], and [[Ceto]].

According to [[Hesiod]], Rhea had six children with [[Cronus]]: [[Hestia]], [[Demeter]], [[Hera]], [[Hades]], [[Poseidon]], and [[Zeus]].<ref>[[Hesiod]]. ''[[Theogony]],'' [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-eng1:453-491 453–458]; Hard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r1Y3xZWVlnIC&pg=PA67 p.&nbsp;67].</ref> The philosopher [[Plato]] recounts that Rhea, Cronus, and [[Phorcys]] were the eldest children of [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]].<ref>[[Plato]]. ''[[Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]],'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plat.+Tim.+40e&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0180 40e]; Gantz, p.&nbsp;11; Fowler, [https://books.google.com/books?id=scd8AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 p.&nbsp;11].</ref>

According to the Orphic myths, Zeus wanted to marry his mother Rhea. After Rhea refused to marry him, Zeus turned into a snake and raped her. She had [[Persephone]] with Zeus.<ref>Orphic [https://archive.org/details/orphicorumfragme00orphuoft/page/16/mode/2up?view=theater fr. 58 Kern] [= [[Athenagoras of Athens|Athenagoras]], ''[[Athenagoras of Athens#Legatio Pro Christianis|Legatio Pro Christianis]]'' 20.2]; Meisner, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ethjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA134 p.&nbsp;134].</ref>