CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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Rhea
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Hera
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Athena
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rhea was the wife of Cronus. Cronus made it a practice to swallow their children. To avoid this, Rhea tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock, saving her son Zeus.
Detailed explanation-2: -"But Rhea was subject in love to Kronos (Cronus) and bare splendid children, Hestia, Demeter, and gold-shod Hera and strong Haides . . . and the loud-crashing Earth-Shaker [Poseidon], and wise Zeus . . .
Detailed explanation-3: -Cronus became the next ruler. He imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires in Tartarus. He married his sister Rhea, under his rule the Titans had many offspring.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cronus killed Uranus on the order of Gaea and Zeus killed Cronus on his accord but also from the teachings of his mother, Rhea. The prophecy of Gaea came true and the fathers were killed by their sons who became even more powerful and famous than them.