Rhea
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- Greek Mythology one of the Titans, wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Hades. Frightened of betrayal by their children, Cronus ate them; Rhea rescued Zeus from this fate by hiding him and giving Cronus a stone wrapped in blankets instead.【希腊神话】瑞亚(提坦众巨神之一, 克洛诺斯之妻, 宙斯、得墨忒耳、波塞冬、赫拉和哈得斯等众神之母; 克洛诺斯因害怕子女背叛自己, 要吃掉他们; 瑞亚把宙斯藏起来, 给丈夫一块用毯子包着的石头, 从而救下了宙斯)。
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- Astronomy a satellite of Saturn, the fourteenth closest to the planet, discovered by Cassini in 1672 (diameter 1,530 km)【天文】土卫五。