Rhea

rhea Rhéa Translingual thumb|Rhea americana species Etymology mul :der grc:Ῥέα From mul grc Ῥέα, the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology. mul Q299547 1760. Proper noun 1 f genus family Rheidae rheas Hypernyms genus ; Rheiformes order order; Rheidae family family Hyponyms genus Rhea americana species type species; Rhea pennata species other species References Rhea (bird) 1 1 mul Birds English thumb|Depiction of Rhea (en Q108419 0 0) on an Attic vase, 460 450 thumb|Rhea (en Q15050 0 0) as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft thumb|Modelled shape of 577 Rhea (en Q155650 0 0) Etymology 1 en :lbor la:Rhea<ety:bor<grc:Ῥέα>> 1 en. en la Rhea, from en grc Ῥέα. The origin of the Ancient Greek name is disputed. Suggested explanations connect it with grc ἔρα ground, earth or grc ῥέω to flow, stream, while a Pre-Greek or Minoan origin has also been proposed. The moon of Saturn was discovered by Italian-French astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1672. Its present name, after the mythological Rhea, was proposed by John Herschel in 1847 as part of his naming scheme for Saturn's moons. The asteroid 577 Rhea is likewise named after the mythological Rhea. Compare de Rhea, fi Rhea, fr Rhéa, es Rea, it Rea and en Rhea. Pronunciation rēə en /ˈɹiː.ə/ RP,GA en /ˈɹɪə/ AU en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rhea.wav Southern England en iːə 2 en rhea rear<a:AU> rāə en /ˈɹeɪ.ə/ RP,GA en /ˈɹæɪ.ə/ AU en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rhea2.wav Southern England en eɪə 2 en Rhe a Proper noun en Q108419 en Greek god A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus. en female Ancient Greek in occasional use. en Q15050 en astronomy One of the moons of Saturn, Saturn V. en Q155650 en astronomy The main-belt asteroid 577 Rhea. Derived terms en Rheic Rhean Translations Greek goddess Armenian: hy Հռեա Bulgarian: bg Рея f Cherokee: chr ᎴᎠ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 蕾亞 leoi5 aa3, leoi4 aa3 Mandarin: cmn 瑞亞 Ruìyà, Ruìyǎ, cmn 雷亞 Léiyà, Léiyǎ Danish: da Rhea Finnish: fi Rhea French: fr Rhéa f Georgian: ka რეა Greek: el Ρέα f Ancient Greek: grc Ῥέα f Hindi: hi रेआ Inuktitut: iu ᕇᐊ Japanese: ja レア Rea Korean: ko ^레아 Latvian: lv Reja f Lithuanian: lt Rėja f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Rhea Polish: pl Rea f, pl Reja f Portuguese: pt Reia f Russian: ru Ре́я f Swahili: sw Rea moon of Saturn Bulgarian: bg Рея f Cherokee: chr ᎴᎠ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 土衛五 Tǔwèiwǔ Finnish: fi Rhea French: fr Rhéa f Danish: da Rhea German: de Rhea f Greek: el Ρέα f Irish: ga Rhea f Italian: it Rea m Japanese: ja レア Rea Korean: ko ^레아 Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Rhea Polish: pl Rea f, pl Reja f Portuguese: pt Reia Russian: ru Ре́я f Spanish: es Rea main-belt asteroid Bulgarian: bg Рея f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 母神星 Mǔshénxīng Finnish: fi Rhea Japanese: ja レア Rea Korean: ko ^레아 Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Rhea Polish: pl Rea f Etymology 2 Variant of en Rea. Pronunciation en /ɹeɪ/ RP,GA en eɪ 1 en Rae Re Rea ; ray Ray Wray<aa:pane-pain> ; re<qq:one pronunciation> Proper noun en. en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Rhea's Mill co/Washington County s/Arkansas c/USA. Derived terms en Rhea County Rhea's Mill See also Anagrams en aehr Ahre Hare Hera RHAe Rahe hare hear hera en Moons of Saturn Cebuano Etymology From ceb en Rhea, from ceb grc Ῥέα. Noun ceb noun ceb Greek goddess en Rhea Greek goddess ceb female English < Ancient Greek 2023 — Bustamante, Arnold Y., Suspek Mihimakak nga Misugo sa Pagbaligya sa CP ni Rhea Mae (01 August), SuperBalita ceb Ang usa sa duha nga gitumbok nga gituohang responsabli sa kamatayon ni Rhea Mae Tocmo, 19, hugtanong mihimakak nga siyay nagsugo nga ipabaligya ang cellphone sa biktima. ceb astronomy en Rhea moon of Saturn ceb Moons of Saturn Danish da:+ (mytologi) Etymology da :lbor la:Rhea<ety:bor<grc:Ῥέα>> 1 da. da la Rhea, from da grc Ῥέα. Proper noun da proper noun da Greek goddess en Rhea Greek goddess da astronomy en Rhea moon of Saturn Norwegian Bokmål no:Rhea<dab!> Etymology 1 nb :lbor la:Rhea<ety:bor<grc:Ῥέα>> 1 nb. nb la Rhea Rhea, from nb grc Ῥέα Rhea. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈreː.a/ [ˈrèː.ǎ] nb eːa 2 nb Rhe a Proper noun nb proper noun nb Greek goddess en Rhea Greek goddess nb Rheia nb Rhea reddet Zevs ved å gi Kronos en stein svøpt som et spedbarn. Rhea saved Zeus by giving Cronus a stone wrapped like an infant. nb 22 February 2025 Store norske leksikon Rhea https://snl.no/Rhea Rhea ble senere blandet sammen med den lilleasiatiske gudemoren Kybele. Rhea was later conflated with the Asia Minor mother goddess Cybele. https://web.archive.org/web/20260829200109/https://snl.no/Rhea 29 August 2026 nb female Ancient Greek nb astronomy en Rhea moon of Saturn nb Rhea er en ismåne med en svært kraterfylt overflate. Rhea is an icy moon with a heavily cratered surface. nb 22 February 2025 Maria Hammerstrøm Store norske leksikon Rhea – måne https://snl.no/Rhea_-_måne Rhea er den nest største av Saturns måner. Rhea is the second-largest of Saturn's moons. https://web.archive.org/web/20250120042803/https://snl.no/Rhea_-_m%C3%A5ne 20 January 2025 nb astronomy en Rhea main-belt asteroid Usage notes nb Rheia is an alternative form referring to the mythological goddess. The astronomical name of Saturn's moon is normally nb Rhea. As a given name, nb Rhea has particularly entered Norwegian use through immigration since the late 20th century. Pronunciation of the personal name may vary and may be influenced by English. Statistics According to data from Statistics Norway, 63 girls and women in Norway had nb Rhea as their first or only given name as of 1 January 2026.“Rea”, Babyverden, citing data from Statistics Norway. Etymology 2 The place was named after William H. Rhea, an early postmaster. It was formerly known as Rhea Mill and Rhea's Mill. The surname en Rhea is a variant of en Rea. Proper noun nb proper noun nb unincorporated community s/Arkansas c/United States, in Washington County, Arkansas nb Rhea ligger nord for Lincoln i Arkansas. Rhea is located north of Lincoln in Arkansas. See also References “Rhea – måne” in Store norske leksikon. “Navn”, Statistics Norway. nb eponyms nb Moons of Saturn Asteroids Welsh Etymology cy :bor en:Rhea 1 cy en Rhea, from cy la Rhea, from cy grc Ῥέα. Pronunciation cy /r̥e.a/ Proper noun m cy Greek goddess en Rhea Greek goddess cy astronomy en Rhea moon of Saturn See also Mutation cy Moons of Saturn