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and at death for judgment. She is the personi-
fication of fortune, but is usually accompanied
by her sister Shai (Fate).Rhadamanthus—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Zeus
Mother: Europa
Animal association: Elephant
Plant association: Aloe
Greek god of justice, wisdom, and educa-
tion. He became one of the judges of the Un-
derworld. Not a patron of those fairly accused
of a crime or those who would defend them as
he is associated with justice, not simply winning.Rhea—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Dindumene)
Lover: Cronos
Animal associations: Bee, Crow, Wolf
Plant associations: Cypress, Myrrh, Oak, Pine,
Poppy (white)
Greek mother of many of the gods. She
gave birth to Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia,
Poseidon and Zeus. When her husband and
brother, Cronos tried to kill her children to
prevent them from becoming more powerful
than he, she tricked Cronos into missing Zeus.
Cronos swallowed the others. When Zeus
came of age, he overpowered his father, took
his throne, and forced him to vomit up the
other children, ushering forth the new pan-
theon as he did. Rhea is an Earth Mother who
was worshiped with wild orgies and indulgences
in wine and other intoxicants.Rhiannon—Female—Central Europe
Animal associations: Blackbird, Horse (white),
and to some extent, all birds.
Welsh fertility goddess and patron of the
falsely accused. She was once punished for the
murder of her son, but was later discovered to
be innocent.Robin Good Fellow—Male—Central Europe
Plant association: Bachelor’s Buttons
Potentially another name for Puck. Perhaps
two separate deities merged into one byShakespeare, or maybe built on the lore of the
Pooka.Robigo—Female—Mediterranean
Husband: Robigus
Roman goddess who is called on to pre-
vent the blight of crops by calling her atten-
tion to the weapons of war. Her name loosely
means decay, and by drawing her attention to
the weapons of war one brought on the rust of
those weapons rather than the blighting of
crops. Perhaps a commentary on the destruc-
tive nature of war on the infrastructure of a
nation. Let the weapons rust and the crops will
do well. She is sometimes cited as a female
avatar/incarnation of Robigus, other times as
his wife.Robigus—Male—Mediterranean
Wife: Robigo
Roman god who protected grain crops
from disease. Often worshiped with Flora. See
Robigo, the goddess who is sometimes cited
as his wife and other times cited as a female
avatar/incarnation of Robigus. Their functions
were shared.Romulus—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Mars
Mother: Rhea Silvia
Mother: Acca Larentia (adopted)
Animal association: Wolf
With his brother Remus, he was the
founder of Rome who was later deified. He
was forced to kill his brother Remus after
Remus started a horrible dispute over the
naming of a new city they had hoped to found.Roua—Male—Polynesian Islands
(Also known as Ra)
Lover: Taonoui
Son: Fati by Taonoui
Father of the stars as seen by his followers
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