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noun

Rhēa

gen. Rheae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
an old Italian name; daughter of Numitor and mother of Romulus and Remus; the name of the fabled priestess
an old Italian name. Thus, Rhea Silvia, daughter of Numitor and mother of Romulus and Remus, Liv. 1, 3; Flor. 1, 1, 1; Prud. adv. Symm. 1, 174 (cf. Verg. A. 1, 276).—Hence comes the name of the fabled priestess Rhea in Verg. A. 7, 659.
Perseus ID: n41644 Key: Rhea1