Rhea was the wife and sister of Cronus. She became the queen of the gods after Cronus defeated Uranus. Her mother was Gaea and her father was Uranus.

Rhea and Cronus had six children. Cronus swallowed five of them when they were born, so they would not conquer him. Rhea deceived Cronus when Zeus was born, by tricking him into swallowing a rock instead of Zeus. Later, Zeus tricked Cronus into vomiting the five children up. These five children helped Zeus defeat Cronus and the other Titans.

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