entity_sources: ENT_RHEA, SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY, direct attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_RHEA | SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY | direct attestation | Theogony 135, 453-506: Rhea is a Titaness daughter of Ouranos and Gaia; she marries Kronos and bears the six Olympians (Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus); after Kronos swallows each child, she tricks him by presenting a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes for Zeus; Hesiod is the primary ancient narrative of Rhea as the mother of the Olympians |