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Gaia , also spelled Gaea, is the personification of the Earth in Greek mythology. She was a primordial being, one of the first to have sprung forth from the void of Chaos. She is the mother and wife of Ouranos , with whom she sired the Titans, the Hekatonkheires, and the Elder Cyclopes. Other children of Gaia include Pontus , and the storm giant Typhon. Her Roman equivalent is Terra.
Indo-European equivalent. Dʰéǵʰōm. Albanian equivalent. Dhé [1] In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater [a] ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, [2] Tellus was the name of the original earth goddess in the religious ...
Mythology. Python, sometimes written Pytho, presided at the Delphic oracle, which existed in the cult center for its mother, Gaia, "Earth", Pytho being the place name that was substituted for the earlier Krisa. [1] Greeks considered the site to be the center of the Earth, represented by a stone, the omphalos or navel, which Python guarded.
According to Hesiod 's Theogony ( c. 8th – 7th century BC), Typhon was the son of Gaia (Earth) and Tartarus: "when Zeus had driven the Titans from heaven, huge Earth bore her youngest child Typhoeus of the love of Tartarus, by the aid of golden Aphrodite ". [2] The mythographer Apollodorus (1st or 2nd century AD) adds that Gaia bore Typhon in ...
Tethys (mythology) Tethys is not to be confused with / is different from Thetis, the mother of Achilles. Tethys is a Titan in Greek mythology. She is the titan of fresh water. Her parents are Gaia and Uranos. With her brother Okeanos her children are the river gods, the sea and spring nymphs, the Okeanids . Categories: Titans. Gods and ...
Titan (mythology) The Titans ( Greek: Τiτᾶνες, Titânes - "Straining ones") were members of the second generation of immortal beings in Greek mythology. Though many beings were referred to as Titans in the myths, the term is usually used in reference to the twelve children of Gaia and Ouranos . They ruled the cosmos prior to the ...
Gaea, a character in the dystopian fiction novella Anthem (1937) by Ayn Rand. Gaea, a character in the fictional novel series The Heroes of Olympus (2010) by Rick Riordan. Gaia (a.k.a. gaiaphage), a supernatural creature in the novel series Gone by Michael Grant. Gaia Girls, an environmental fantasy children's book series by Lee Welles.
