Rhēa
Rhēa, ae, f., 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.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
rhēa
Headword (normalized/stripped):
rhea
Intro Text:
Rhēa, ae, f., 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.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n41644
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