Rhea the eternal titan queen
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Rhea was the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology. The document discusses the origin and meaning of the name Rhea/Riya. When the author was three months old, she was taken to the doctor for a checkup and the doctor suggested naming her Rhea, which means "queen" in Greek. The name refers to Rhea, the Titan queen who was married to Kronos and bore him six children, including Zeus. Fearing a prophecy that her children would overthrow him, Kronos ate each of the children except Zeus. Rhea saved Zeus by tricking Kronos into swallowing a stone instead. She then fled to Crete to secretly give birth to and raise Zeus, who would later
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- 1. Rhea The Eternal Titan Queen When someone calls you by the name, it is instinctive to answer, without thinking. Well that was the case with me as well. I was named Riya when all of three months old and taken to a doctor by my parents for a general health check up. It was that blessed and good man who is responsible for the name which I have been known by till date. My parents were asked whether the baby had been given an official name to which the answer was negative since no formal names had been finalized yet. The doctor suggested a name with a beautiful meaning. Rhea, as is the original Greek name, was the mother of Zeus the divine monarch in Greek mythology. As for yours truly, I enjoy my name because it is short and simple to pronounce ( sweet, according to some). People dont stumble over saying my name in a series of verbal confusion and incapability! So coming back to the point, as an adult, did some heavy duty research on my name and here is what I found out about the lady who was my mythical namesake. Rhea- The Titan Queen And Mother Of Zeus Kronos was the king of gods in Greek mythology and was married to his sister Rhea. ( These Greeks were sure as hell mentally demented and maybe their children were physically deformed too). He had usurped the divine throne by killing his dad or some such thing. It was foretold by the Oracle which was a divine message that one of his own offspring would be responsible for the downfall of Kronos. Well Kronos wasnt exactly a sweet person by nature, if you know what I mean. He was an evil and tyrannical monarch. Well you can imagine how wicked if he had killed his own father for a mere throne. Anyway so upon hearing the message, he became cautious and started devouring his kids faster than Rhea bore them. The same fate followed five angelic children whose names were Posodieon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia and Hera. These divine kids were all the future gods and goddesses so dont run away but read on! You may well be wondering how come their mom Rhea bore such a fate of her poor babies and never raised her voice in protest against that devilish husband of hers. Well maybe she did or did not, which isnt really important but of course a mom is always protective of her kids so it does seem strange. Anyway speaking of weird, Kronos had gobbled up his five kids and know what? They dint die but remained trapped in their fathers body and grew up there. Birth Of Zeus And Rheas Flight To Crete
- 2. Rhea was probably tired of bearing so many children and never experiencing the joys of motherhood. Or maybe she hated her husband for killing their kids. Whatever the reason or moral issues, good sense probably prevailed over the lady, better late than never! You wont believe it but she was expecting her sixth child now. This baby was none other than the hero of the piece, Zeus! ( Six kids! Wow, probably someone should have taught them family planning) The heavenly queen determined to save this child from the infernal clutches of his diabolical father. She gave her husband a wrapped stone or bundle which he promptly swallowed. But behold! His conqueror had arrived and survived and just growing in his moms womb for the day to strike. Well wont consumer your time further, dear readers. There were many details and various accounts of the battle between Zeus and Kronos. But to cut a long story short, Rhea made her way to the island of Crete and concealed herself in a dark cave there. Her youngest son Zeus was born here. So this is the legend of the divine lady who is most acclaimed as the mother of Zeus, barring which she has almost no role to play in the Greek myths. What happened to her in the later years remains a mystery. The concept of Mothers Day probably originates from the name of this queen goddess. Conclusion We mere mortals write the name in a variety of spellings. I write it as Riya and many write as Ria, Reia and so on. This name also refers to a coastline found in Southern America and a kind of flightless bird which can run pretty fast. Anyway, coming back to the topic at hand, for all of you who are blessed with this name know its divine origin now. As for me, I can only thank my dad, my mom and my brother raja ( although he had nothing to do with naming me but has been a great bro always) for bestowing this blessed name upon me. Certainly I was foolish and reckless in my earthly pursuits on a number of occasions but someone who has recklessness coursing through her veins, divinity associated with her name plus Gods little angels hovering nearby will always remain well protected and well loved by her family and friends! To all the Riyas the world over! Riya Dutta 17th June 2013 Monday 9.00 am IST