gaia
ə noun
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
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| —n | |
| the goddess of the earth, who bore Uranus and by him Oceanus, Cronus, and the Titans | |
| [from Greek gaia earth] | |
| Gaea, Gaea or Ge | |
| —n | |
| [from Greek gaia earth] | |
| Ge, Gaea or Ge | |
| —n | |
| [from Greek gaia earth] | |
| Gaia, Gaea or Ge (ˈɡeɪə) | |
| —n | |
| the goddess of the earth, who bore Uranus and by him Oceanus, Cronus, and the Titans | |
| [from Greek gaia earth] | |
| Gaea, Gaea or Ge | |
| —n | |
| [from Greek gaia earth] | |
| Ge, Gaea or Ge | |
| —n | |
| [from Greek gaia earth] | |
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Word Origin & History
Gaia
"Earth as a goddess," from Gk. Gaia, personification of gaia "earth," a collateral form of ge (Dorian ga) "earth," of unknown origin. The Roman equivalent goddess of the earth was Tellus (see tellurian), sometimes used in Eng. poetically or rhetorically for "Earth personified"
or "the Earth as a planet."
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The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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