Gaea

Examples

• All

• In Greek mythology, Gaea is revered as the mother of the Titans and the embodiment of the Earth.

• His mother was, uh, Gaea, the goddess of Earth, and, uh, I mean, he was unbeatable because anytime someone threw him down to the Earth, it would make him stronger.

  The Great Debaters (2007)

• I joyfully take responsibility for my part in the dance of life-death-rebirth upon Gaea's face.

  Fiction book (1993)

• There sat Gaea, inside a calyx of enormous green leaves that enclosed her tightly up to her chest.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The followers of the ancient religion worshipped Gaea as the Earth goddess who nurtures all life.

Synonyms

G

Ge

vsGaea

• Literature

47 9.9

A Greek goddess who is the earth and mother of the Titans

is the same figure but uses a different traditional name form

T

Terra

vsGaea

• Literature

14 9.9

A Roman goddess of the earth who protects marriage and helps crops grow

is the Greek mythic original rather than the Roman cultural version

G

Gaia

vsGaea

• Literature

8 8.9

A Greek goddess who is the Earth and mother of the Titans

is the same figure but lacks the extra ancestral motherhood emphasis

E

earth mother

vsGaea

• Literature

1 8.5

A female spirit who represents the Earth and gives life and fertility

is the specific Greek mother figure rather than a general life source

E

earth goddess

vsGaea

• Literature

1 7.6

A female spirit who is linked to the earth and helps plants grow

is the particular Greek personification with family ties, not a general class

G

Great Mother

vsGaea

9.1

A figure in modern spiritual beliefs who represents Earth as a caring mother

is the ancient Greek myth figure rather than a modern symbolic movement's image

Surface Forms

Etymology