The Titan Rheia was the mother of Zeus and other Olympians. She was an earth goddess and surrounded herself with wild creatures. While she is usually associated with lions, like those which pulled her chariot, the Minoans worshipped her, with other gods, with rites and rituals involving bulls. The Minoans consecrated their buildings by decorating them with sculpted representations of horned bulls. These decorations were thought to please the gods.