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Rhea (bird) The rhea ( ), also known as the ñandu ( ) or South American ostrich, is a South American ratite (flightless bird without a keel on the sternum bone) of the order Rheiformes. They are distantly related to the two African ostriches and Australia' ...

, genus of flightless birds native to South America *

Rhea (moon) Rhea () is the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System, with a surface area that is comparable to the area of Australia. It is the smallest body in the Solar System for which precise measurements have confir ...

, a moon of Saturn *

Rhea (mythology) Rhea or Rheia (; Ancient Greek: Ῥέα or Ῥεία ) is a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Titan daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus, himself a son of Gaia. She is the older sister of ...

, a Titaness in Greek mythology It may also refer to:

People

Rhea (name) Rhea is a given name and surname. It was originally the name of Rhea, a Titan in Greek mythology. Notable people with this name Given name * Rhea Anastas (born 1969), American art historian * Rhea Bailey (born 1983), English actress * Rhea Bel ...

, list of people with this name

Mythology

Rhea Silvia Rhea (or Rea) Silvia (), also known as Ilia, (as well as other names) was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome.Livy I.4.2 This event was portrayed numerous times in Roman art. Her story is told in the ...

, in Roman mythology the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus * Rhea (mother of Aventinus), mother of Aventinus by Hercules * Rhea or Riadh, Celtic mythological hero

Science and technology

577 Rhea 577 Rhea is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named after Rhea, one of the Titans in Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, ...

, an asteroid * Green ramie or rhea, a bast fibre plant * Rhea (pipeline), a set of scripts in R for the analysis of microbial profiles

Places

Rhea, Arkansas Rhea (formerly Rhea Mill and Rhea's Mill; pronounced ) is an unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is located on a county road north of Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abrah ...

Rhea County, Tennessee Rhea County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,870. Its county seat is Dayton. Rhea County comprises the Dayton, TN micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the ...

Rhea Springs, Tennessee Rhea Springs was a community once located along the Piney River in Rhea County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Originally established in the 19th century as a health resort, the community was inundated when the completion of W ...

, a defunct town *

Île de Ré Île de Ré (; variously spelled Rhé or Rhéa; Poitevin dialect, Poitevin: ''ile de Rét''; , ) is an island off the Atlantic coast of France near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, on the northern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. Its high ...

or Rhea, an island in France

Music

* ''Rhea'', a 1908 opera by

Spyridon Samaras Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras () (29 November 1861 - 7 April 1917) was a Greek composer particularly admired for his operas. His compositions were praised worldwide during his lifetime and he is arguably the most important composer of the Ionian Scho ...

* ''Rhea'', a 1988 composition for 12 saxophones by

Francisco Guerrero Marín Francisco Guerrero Marín (July 7, 1951 – October 19, 1997) was a Spanish composer. He was born in Linares and died in Madrid. During his lifetime, he completed several compositions, among which there are five major works for orchestra: Antar A ...

* "Rhea", a song on the 1997 album '' Did Tomorrow Come...'' by Polish heavy metal band Sirrah * ''Rheia'' (album), a 2016 album by Belgian band Oathbreaker

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