#rhea goddess

[fleurbleedinghearts]

I think the reason Hera was able to forgive Kronos enough to vent to him about Zeus while having such a distant relationship with Rhea is because Kronos doesn't have any specific hatred for one child over another...

Kronos is willing to hurt all his kids the same in the name of self-preservation (which Hera herself had done at the expense of Hephaestus). There's an understanding there. It's a flaw they both have that Hera has improved from, so maybe her father can too.

It's different with Rhea because Hera knows Rhea is capable of being a good mother, Rhea IS a good mother (to Zeus), so Rhea's failure to be a good mother to Hera is a choice, she chooses not to be a good mother to Hera.

[bcowlick]

Titanomachy; Little Lamb

Warning: Depictions of Child-Abuse

[temperamentalgreen]

⛰️🦁RHEA🦁⛰️

⛰️🦁RHEA🦁⛰️

"I prithee, clear-voiced Muse, daughter of mighty Zeus, sing of the mother of all gods and men. She is well-pleased with the sound of rattles and of timbrels, with the voice of flutes and the outcry of wolves and bright-eyed lions, with echoing hills and wooded coombes. And so hail to you in my song and to all goddesses as well!"--- The Homeric Hymn to the mother of the Gods

This is my interpretation and how I see Rhea, the mother of the gods.A few years back when I studied the mythos I became entranced by Rhea and the more I learn the more fascinating I find her so when I learned that she early was closely identified with the Phrygian mother-goddess Kybele (whose orgiastic cult seemed to have included nocturnal mountain rites with much drinking and frantic dancing) and that In ancient Rome, where Kybele was known as Magna Mater (The Great Mother), her priests were castrated and wore women's clothes - she became a bit more crazy to me and I loved it! It gave me a different perception and deeper understanding of her than the one I previously had.She's a wild, fierce and strong figure despite what she went through.

I hope that everyone is doing well

🌾May Demeter keep your plate full and your cup overflowing!🌾

[sarafangirlart]

Rhea doodle

[irisrainbowplumed]

... Goddesses [of music] come down from heaven and sing with me a hymn to the Mother of the Gods: how she came wandering over the hills and vales, trailing her hair in the <dirt>, distraught in her senses. Zeus the king observed her —the Mother of the Gods— aimed his thunderbolt and made to take her drums, he split rocks in two and— made to take her drums. "Mother, be off to the gods! Don't wander over the hills in case the keen eyed lions or grey wolves [catch] you..." And "...I won't go off unless I receive my share: a half of the sky above and a half of <my own> earth and a share of ocean too, Only then will I depart." Hail! Great Queen! Mother of all Olympus!

-The Epidaurian Hymn for the Mother of the Gods

a wonderful hymn to the mother of the gods (kybele? rheia? demeter?) which reminds me of euripides' mountain mother ode.

[persphones-hallow]

The great god, mover of the earth and fruitless sea, with the ruthless sea, and god of earthquakes I sing to thy. Dark haired, aged god, I call to you Poseidon. He that feeds us water, gives the earth the needed water to survive, and blessed us with horses I thank you.

Thee that I invoke to our lives, deep and commanding, Poseidon of the golden trident I thank you for allowing me to drink water, allowing the oceans to be as they are, and I thank you for giving people water. Come as you are and as you do, continue to care for us as your own.

O lovely mother, titans mother to the gods I call to you. Come with your peace and easygoing energy. She that gives us generations, I call to you mother Rhea.

I call to you sweet mother in praise. Daughter of the great Ouranos (sky) and the earth mother Gaia. With my voice and words held high, praise falling from my lips and fingers, I speak to you in praise and gratitude for all you allow me to have. I thank you for the generations before, present, and future. Your voice and actions shine as we do, thank you sweet mother.

[sarnai4]

Cool Grandma

Just found out that Rhea would sometimes do those silly dances Dio and his Maenads (female followers) did. That is so cute to me. She's just a happy grandma who's getting to spend time with her grand baby.

(And yes, this is still War Siblings related. I need a lot of research for the latest tale)

[royal-wren]

Eagerly, I celebrate the Mother of All, Rheia Antaia Delighting in the mountains, among the trees and animals Grass yielding beneath your feet, rejoicing as you dance Queen of Beasts, adoring revelry with the cries, and harmony of music You sing without a care, carrying on like the buzzing bees, Just like your attendants who wordlessly followed your orders It seizes you as it flows through you and your rich tresses sway An unforgettable image I mustn't delay in singing my many praises, All for the wild and enthusiastic Kretan goddess of the earth Far-famed, enthroned, always near your most dear children in worship