Lakedaimon, the temple of Rhea in Akriai, was her oldest sanctuary
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The Greeks revered Goddess Rhea and erected several temples and cults in her honor. She had hidden young Zeus from Cronus in Phaistos, where the first temple was constructed. She still has a name for the temple, which is shaped like a cave. People who lived close to that temple gave her heartfelt worship and respect. To celebrate her, they would frequently dance jubilantly to loud drum beats.
Similar temples could be seen close to Megalopolis in Arkadia and Anagyros in Attika. She was revered as "Meter Theon," the mother of the gods, there. The most well-known and popular temple, nevertheless, is Lakedaimon at Peloponessos. One of the first shrines to Goddess Rhea is this temple, which the inhabitants of Akriai built in her honor.
