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Rhea and Cronus

Rhea and Cronus
In Greek mythology, Cronus was the ruler of the universe. Here, his wife Rhea hands him a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes in place of their son, Zeus. The portrayal, created between the 1st and 3rd centuries, is on the base of a stone statue at the Museo Capitolino in Rome, Italy.
Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY
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Greek Mythology; Mythology; Cronus; Rhea (mythology)
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