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This is a list of earth deities. An Earth god or Earth goddess is a deification of the Earth associated with a figure with chthonic or terrestrial attributes. There are many different Earth goddesses and gods in many different cultures mythology. However, Earth is usually portrayed as a goddess.
In Greek mythology, Gaia (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ ə, ˈ ɡ aɪ ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Γαῖα, romanized: Gaîa, a poetic form of Γῆ (Gê), meaning 'land' or 'earth'), [3] also spelled Gaea (/ ˈ dʒ iː ə /), [2] is the personification of Earth. [4]
16 mar 2023 · Gaia (also Gaea or Ge) is a primordial goddess and the personification of the Earth in Greek mythology. Gaia emerged from Chaos and is considered the supreme or mother goddess by immortals and mortals...
Gaea, also known as Gaia, was the primordial goddess of the earth in Greek mythology. She gave birth to many deities, including Uranus, the Titans, the Cyclopes, the Giants, and Aphrodite, and helped Zeus overthrow the Titans.
Gaia is the primal mother goddess, complete in herself. The Greeks believed that an oath sworn by Gaia was the strongest since no one could escape from the Earth herself. In modern times, some earth scientists use the term "Gaia" to mean the complete living planet itself, as a complex organism.
Gaea was the chief antagonist of the heavenly gods. First she rebelled against her husband Uranus, then her son Cronus and finally against Zeus. Gaea was depicted as a buxom, matronly woman rising from the earth, inseparable from her native element. Her Roman name was Terra or Tellus.
23 maj 2020 · By Pontus, the primordial sea god, Gaia was the mother of a multitude of sea gods and beasts. Their son Nereus is more commonly remembered as the Old Man of the Sea. Representing the unknown depths of the ocean, he was a god of mystery and prophesy.
