Rhea

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa), the mother of Zeus in Greek mythology. Coined by French zoologist and natural philosopher Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760.

Rhea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rheidae – rheas.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Paleognathae – infraclass; Rheiformes - order; Rheidae - family

• (genus): Rhea americana - type species; Rhea pennata - other species

• Rhea (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rhea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

From Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.ə/, /ˈɹeɪə/
• Rhymes: -iːə, -eɪə

Rhea

1. (Greek mythology) A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
2. (astronomy) Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.
3. (astronomy) The asteroid 577 Rhea.
4. A female given name from Ancient Greek in occasional use.

• Rheic
• Rhean

Variant of Rea.

• IPA^(key): /ɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophones: Rae, ray, Ray, re (one pronunciation), Re, Rea

Rhea

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.

• Rhea County
• Rhea's Mill

• Ahre, Hare, Hera, RHAe, Rahe, hare, hear, hera

From English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

Rhea

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
2. (Greek mythology) a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus
3. (astronomy) one of the moons of Saturn

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Rhea.

Borrowed from English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

• IPA^(key): /r̥e.a/

Rhea m

1. (Greek mythology) Rhea (a titan)
2. (astronomy) Rhea (a moon of Saturn)