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Gaia

Gaia

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A Greek goddess who is the Earth and mother of the Titans
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡaɪə/
  • Literature
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  • Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, can no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing our planet.
  • Mother Gaia
  • Gaia goddess

And that we must pull together and honor Gaia, the mother of us all.

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Examples

  • Gaia, the spirit of Earth, can no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing our planet.

  • Dearest Mother Gaia happily provided you with everything that you would need to survive.

    Blog text (30)
  • And that we must pull together and honor Gaia, the mother of us all.

  • "All life is born of Gaia and each life has a spirit.

  • And that we must pull together and honour Gaia, the mother of us all.

  • - Gaia, the Earth goddess.

  • The ancient Greek name of Mother Earth, Gaia, is a quintessential animistic concept.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Long ago, the Greeks, thinking this way, gave to the Earth the name of Gaia. -- James Lovelock, The Ages of Gaia

    Academic text (1994)
  • In Greek mythology, Gaia is known as the ancestral mother of all life, revered by many ancient cultures.

  • The goddess Gaia personifies the Earth and represents the interconnectedness of all living beings.

Synonyms

Ge
vsGaia
  • Literature
47 9.9

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

is broader, adding that she personifies the earth and mothers all life
Gaea
vsGaia
  • Literature
3 9.9

The Greek earth goddess who is mother of Cronus and the Titans

is identical in meaning but uses a different spelling for the name

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Gaia comes from an old Greek word meaning 'earth' and names the goddess who was thought of as the mother of all life. That's why Gaia means the Earth's mother, and it shares the same root as geo- in words like geography and geology.