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'''Gaia''', also spelled '''Gaea''', is the [[Greece|Greek]] personification of the earth, the Mother Earth. She is considered a primordial deity, mother to all living things, with the [[Mount Olympus|Olympian]] pantheon counting her in their ancestry. Her [[Rome|Roman]] counterpart was '''Terra'''.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | '''Gaia''', also spelled '''Gaea''', is the [[Greece|Greek]] personification of the earth, the Mother Earth. She is considered a primordial deity, mother to all living things, with the [[Mount Olympus|Olympian]] pantheon counting her in their ancestry. Her [[Rome|Roman]] counterpart was '''Terra'''.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
In the myths, Gaia was the first possessor of the [[Pythia|Oracle]] of [[Sanctuary of Delphi|Delphi]], before granting it to the [[Titan]] [[Themis]], who in turn | |||
passed it onto the god [[Apollo]] after he slew the [[Python]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name of the deity is the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γαῖα γαῖᾰ] (''gaîa''), which means 'earth', and poetically 'land'. | *The name of the deity is the Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γαῖα γαῖᾰ] (''gaîa''), which means 'earth', and poetically 'land'. | ||
== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | |||
[[Category:Greek mythology]] | |||
[[Category:Greek deities]] | [[Category:Greek deities]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Oracles]] | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 14 January 2019
This article is about the primordial Greek deity. For other uses, see Gaia.
Gaia, also spelled Gaea, is the Greek personification of the earth, the Mother Earth. She is considered a primordial deity, mother to all living things, with the Olympian pantheon counting her in their ancestry. Her Roman counterpart was Terra.[1]
History
In the myths, Gaia was the first possessor of the Oracle of Delphi, before granting it to the Titan Themis, who in turn passed it onto the god Apollo after he slew the Python.[2]
Trivia
- The name of the deity is the Greek word γαῖᾰ (gaîa), which means 'earth', and poetically 'land'.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)