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1) rhea, in zoology. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...rhea, in zoology, (reŽ) (KEY) , common name for a South American bird of the order Rheiformes, which superficially resembles the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb...

2) Rhea, in astronomy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Rhea, in astronomy, in astronomy, one of the 18 named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn V (or S5), Rhea is 950 mi (1530 km) in diameter,...

3) Rhea Silvia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Rhea Silvia, see Romulus....

4) Rhea, in Greek religion and mythology. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Rhea, in Greek religion and mythology, in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan. She was the wife and sister of Kronos, by whom she bore Zeus, Poseidon, Pluto, Hestia,...

5) Zeus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
..., in Greek religion and mythology, son and successor of Kronos as supreme god. His mother, Rhea, immediately after his birth concealed him from Kronos, who, because...

6) Hestia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(KEY) , in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of the hearth; daughter of Kronos and Rhea. Both public and private worship of Hestia were widespread; she represented...

7) Demeter. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
..., in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of harvest and fertility; daughter of Kronos and Rhea. She was the mother of Persephone by Zeus. When Pluto abducted Persephone,...

8) Hera. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(KEY) , in Greek religion and mythology, queen of the Olympian gods, daughter of Kronos and Rhea. She was the wife and sister of Zeus and the mother of Ares and Hephaestus....

9) ostrich. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...a large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa and parts of SW Asia, allied to the rhea, the emu and the extinct moa. It is the largest of living birds; some...

10) Puelche. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...groups of nomadic Native Americans who roamed the Argentine Pampa, hunting guanaco and rhea. Little is known of the Puelche prior to the 18th cent. Accomplished horsemen...

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