ከአባቱ ኡራነስ ጋር እንዳደረገው ሁሉ ከዙፋኑ እንዳይገለበጥ የቀድሞ ልጆቹን በልቶ ስለነበረ የል herን የዜኡስን ሕይወት ለመጠበቅ የገዛ ባለቤቷን ክሮኖስን እንደገደለች የሬአ ታሪክ ይናገራል ።
The story of Rea tells that she killed her own husband Cronos to protect the life of her son Zeus, because he had eaten his previous children so as not to be overthrown from the throne as he did with his father Uranus.