why is the moon a symbol for Rhea?

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Greek mytholigy

In Greek mythology, Rhea's symbol is the moon. In Roman mythology, her symbol is known as "the lunar", which also would seem to mean, "Moon".

She has another symbol, the swan, because it is a gentle animal that also is a formidable opponent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_%28mythology%29
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Answer 1

Sorry that's not what I came up with in my search:

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In Greek mythology, Rhea is the mother of the gods, daughter of Uranus and Gaia. She is married to her brother Cronus and is the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon and Zeus.
Rhea is identified with mother goddess Cybele from Asia Minor and is also known as Rhea Cybele and Magna Mater ("great mother"). She was worshipped with orgiastic rites. Rhea is depicted between two lions or on a chariot pulled by lions.
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There's also another reference to a Rhea Silvia,
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The Vestal virgin who became, by Mars, the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus. She is the daughter of king Numitor of Alba Longa, who was dethroned by his brother Amulius. Her uncle gave her to the goddess Vesta so she would remain a virgin for the rest of her life. Amulius had learned from an oracle that her children would become a threat to his power. However, because she had violated her sacred vow, she and her children were cast in the Tiber. The god Tiberinus rescued her and made her his wife.
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Wish I could help you more, unless of course you mean the ACTUAL real Rhea, one of Saturn's "moons." Rhea is the fourteenth of Saturn's known satellites and the second largest.

Answer 2

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why is the moon a symbol for Rhea?
Greek mytholigy

Answer 3

Hecate and Artemis were the goddesses of the moon
Hecate for the terror and the ghosts of the night
Artemis for the moon's wonderful light and romance

Maybe you mean them....

Answer 4

sorry...the only moon symbols i know are the wiccan tripple moon
)o( representing the maiden preistess and the crone