The Goddess Gaia

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Gaia, GI1, Earth.
[to Whom the third day of June, day 154, is dedicated]

Geography/Culture: Probably Phoenician in origin; early Greek, especially Delphi.
Linguistic Note: Related English words: geology, geography, etc.
Description: Oldest of Divinities; Mother of Titans; Flower-giver; Nourisher; Deep-breasted, Firmly-founded Goddess of earth, of all living things, of healing and marriage; She from Whom all things issue; She Whose womb coincides with the earth; Pre-eminent among prophetesses; Guardian of the sanctity of oaths; She Who is worshiped as the universal Mother.
See also the Goddess Anthology under Gaia.
To Whom Sacred: first fruits and grains; honey and barley cakes; black ewe (sacrifice); harpe (the iron sickle which She drew from Her bosom for the castration of Uranus); oracle at Delphi (which She gave to Her Daughter Themis); oaths made while sitting on the earth with hands pressing the ground.
Male Associates: son/consort, Uranus, parthogenically conceived. Lover {?}: Poseidon. Sons: Titanes: Oceanus, Coeus, Hyperion, Crius, Iapetus, Chronos; the Cyclops; and others, including Cottys.

Titles/Variants, etc:

Mother of Ceto, linked with Marpessa.
Cotytto, (Who is linked with Bendis), also has a son named Cottys.
The title of Her priestess is: Daphne, `Laurel', Who is linked with Daphoine.
She is the Mother of the Erinyes.
Mother of Titanis Phoebe, Moonlight.
Also known as: Ga.
Roman transliteration: Gaea.
Variant: G‘a.
Early, or Phoenician, form of Her name: Ge.
Mother of the Harpyiai, by Poseidon.
Grandmother, and perhaps title, of: Hera, Our-Lady.
See also Chaldean Ki, Who is linked with Dam-Kina.
Mother of Titanis Mnemosyne, Memory.
Mother of the Triple Mousae, qv Mnemosyne.
Since Nyx, (Who is linked with Car), is said to be Her sister, perhaps it may be assumed Gaia too, is a Daughter of Chaos.
Mother of Titanis Rhea, Earth, Who is linked with Pandora.
Mother of Rumor, Her last Daughter, (Who is linked with Fama).
Some say Mother of the Seirenes.
The Romans identified Tellus-Mater, with Gaia.
Mother of Titanis Tethys, Disposer, Who is linked with Thetis.
Mother of Titanis Theia, Divine-One.
Mother of Titanis Themis, Steadfast-One.
As Mother of Titans, She was known at Titaia, below.
Perhaps aspect, or early form: Ura-Ana, {Queen-of-Earth}', Who is linked with Ourania.

Source: IGEL/158; NLEM/87-9.

Titaia, ---.
TETI1
Geography/Culture: Greek
Description: Primal Mother; Mother of Titans.
Male Associates: consort Uranos.

Titles/Variants, etc:

An early form of Gaia.
She subsequently became known as Ge, Earth.
Roman Terra-Mater, Who is linked with Tellus-Mater, was sometimes given the Roman form of Her name, Titaea, as a title.
Roman transcription Titaea.
See also Titania, Who is linked with Fata-Morgana.

Source: Kerényi GSM 44.

worked on: July 10, 1990; July 12, 1990; August 6, 1991; May 1995.
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