Rhean adj.
of or relating to the Saturnian moon Rhea
Now Rare.
Demonyms
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1937 Diamond Planetoid in Astounding Stories May 102/2
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Otto Binder
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He looked like a gigantic black frog in the dull Saturn shine. Feeling suddenly quite alone, Welton fished with the radio receiver for something to relieve the dead silence…. The sputter of static gave way to music from a Rhean station.
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1939 Where Eternity Ends in Science Fiction June 13/2
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Otto Binder
Eando Binder
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He was ushered finally into the presence of Marten Crodell, in a small room faintly redolent with the exotic perfume of Rhean horticulture.
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1953 Design for Great-Day in Planet Stories Jan. 28/1
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Eric Frank Russell
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The collective Rhean mind was as much intimate part of the greater Solarian mass-mentality as was any other part.
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1988 Between the Stars i. 1
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John Maddox Roberts
Yoji Kondo
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Rhea is an insignificant chunk of lunar material orbiting Saturn at a distance of about 327,000 miles…. ‘Ethelred,’ he said, stepping onto the Rhean surface, ‘I want it on record that this mission is a waste of the time and talents of Derek Kuroda, who is destined for better things.’
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