Earth Goddess of the World
An Earth Goddess is a goddess concerned with vegetation and fertility and usually with the underworld.[2] There are many different Earth Goddesses in many different cultures’ mythology. The earth is usually represented as a goddess[3] However, there are some cultures where the representation of earth is a god, not a goddess. For example, the Egyptian God of the Earth was Geb.[4] Usually, the deity's who created and represented earth was worshipped as goddesses. There are many different goddesses in different cultures: the Greek goddess of the earth is Gaia, the Slavic goddess is Mokosh, and the African goddess is Asase Ya/Afua.
Some Earth Goddesses in different cultures
Greek
The Earth Goddess in Greek Mythology is Gaea, also spelled Gaia. She was one of the earliest elemental deities, having been created at the beginning of time.[5] It was thought that all creation is descended from Gaia, the great mother of all things. According to Greek mythology, she was the creator of the universe and was responsible for the birth of both humanity and the first race of gods, the Titans.
Slavic
One of the oldest goddesses in Slavic religion is Mokoš, which can also be spelled Mokosh, a life-giving deity. The Old Kievan pantheon of AD 980 mentions Mokoš, which survives in East Slavic folk traditions. She is known as a woman who in the evening spins flax and wool, shears sheep, and has a large head and long arms.[6]
African
The African Earth Goddess is Asase Ya/Afua. An ancient religious figure worshipped by the indigenous Akan people of the Guinea Coast, Asase/Yaa is also known as Aberewa, which is Akan for "Old Woman". Not only is she an Earth Goddess, she also represents procreation, truth, love, fertility, peace, and the earth of the Akan.
List of Earth Goddesses
- - Gaia, Cybele, Demeter, Persephone, Rhea are Goddesses of different aspects of earth in Ancient Greek religion
- Terra, Ceres, Ops, Proserpina from Ancient Roman religion
- Houtu (Di Mu) Goddess in Chinese folk religion
- Zemes māte and Māra in Latvian mythology
- Pachamama, known as "earth mother" to the People of Andean (Inca, Aymara)
- Bhumi was a goddess in the Hindu religion.
- Spider Grandmother to the Native American Hopi Tribe
- Umay (Eje) Mongolian and Turkic
- Sif and Jörð from Old Norse religion
- Žemyna is a goddess in Lithuanian mythology
- Papatūānuku, known as "world parents" to Māori culture
- Leimarel Sidabi, Panthoibi, Phouoibi in Meitei mythology and religion
- Prithvi in Historical Vedic religion
References
- ↑ "Gaia: everything on Earth is connected - Rex Weyler". Greenpeace International. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ "Lessons in On-Line Reference Publishing Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus. Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia. Merriam-Webster". The Library Quarterly. 71 (3): 392–399. July 2001. doi:10.1086/603287. ISSN 0024-2519.
- ↑ "Nature worship - Heaven and earth deities as partners | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ "Gods and Godesses". www.ancientegypt.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ "GAEA (Gaia) - Greek Goddess of the Earth (Roman Terra, Tellus)". www.theoi.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ↑ dx.doi.org http://dx.doi.org/10.17658/issn.2058-5462/issue-14/nodonnell/p15. Retrieved 2023-04-04. Missing or empty
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