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Gaia (other)
Gaia (also spelled Gaea) is a primordial deity and the personification of the Earth in Greek mythology. Gaia or Gaea may also refer to: Environmentalism *Gaia hypothesis, concerns the stability of Earth's natural systems *Gaia philosophy, the concept that living organisms will improve their environment *Gaia, the Earth in Gaianism Science and technology *Gaea (crater), crater on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *1184 Gaea, a minor planet in the main asteroid belt *Gaia, an alternative name for the early Earth * ''Gaia'' spacecraft, European space mission launched in 2013 **Gaia catalogues, several star catalogues *Gaia, the user interface of Firefox OS *GAIA, a profile and sign-in system in Google Film and television * Gaia (''Rome'' character), character in the historical-drama television series ''Rome'' (2005–2007) *''Ultraman Gaia'', a character in the ''tokusatsu'' television series of the same name (1998) *Gaea, a planet in the anime television series ''The Vision of Escaflow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaia
In Greek mythology, Gaia (; from Ancient Greek , a poetical form of , 'land' or 'earth'),, , . also spelled Gaea , is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parthenogenic—of all life. She is the mother of Uranus (the sky), from whose sexual union she bore the Titans (themselves parents of many of the Olympian gods), the Cyclopes, and the Giants; as well as of Pontus (the sea), from whose union she bore the primordial sea gods. Her equivalent in the Roman pantheon was Terra.''Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia'', The Book People, Haydock, 1995, p. 215. Etymology The Greek name Γαῖα (''Gaia'' or ) is a mostly epic, collateral form of Attic (''Gē'' ), and Doric (''Ga'' ), perhaps identical to (''Da'' ), both meaning "Earth". The word is of uncertain origin. Beekes suggested a Pre-Greek origin. Robert S. P. Beekes, ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, pp. 269–270 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
