Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable...
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Look up Terra or terra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Terra may often refer to: Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess An alternate name for planet...
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'earth' Terra (mythology) – The personification of the Earth in ancient Roman religion and mythology Atlas (mythology) – Deity in Greek mythology Electrical...
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List of earth deities (section African mythology)
chthonic deities of the underworld. In Greek mythology, the Earth is personified as Gaia, corresponding to Roman Terra, Indic Prithvi/Bhūmi, etc. traced to an...
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In Roman mythology, Dies /ˈdaɪ.iːz/ (Latin diēs "day") was the personification of day. She was the daughter of Chaos and Caligo (Mist), and the counterpart...
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Gaia (redirect from Gaia mythology)
In Greek mythology, Gaia (/ˈɡeɪə, ˈɡaɪə/; Ancient Greek: Γαῖα, romanized: Gaîa, a poetic form of Γῆ (Gê), meaning 'land' or 'earth'), also spelled Gaea...
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In Greek mythology, Uranus (/ˈjʊərənəs/ YOOR-ə-nəs, also /jʊˈreɪnəs/ yoo-RAY-nəs), sometimes written Ouranos (Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός, lit. 'sky', [uːranós])...
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Terra Australis (Latin: 'Southern Land') was a hypothetical continent first posited in antiquity and which appeared on maps between the 15th and 18th...
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Maia (redirect from Maia (mythology))
also spelled Maie, Μαίη; Latin: Maia), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek...
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In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ˈiːθər/; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ (Brightness) pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr]) is the personification of the...
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[saːˈtʊrnʊs]) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology. He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance...
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Semiramis Ara acts as a deity of a dying and resurrecting nature Aralez (mythology) Aralezner, the oldest gods in the Armenian pantheon, Aralez are dog-like...
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sacred Fire are both symbolic of home." Earth being Terra in Latin, a hint to the goddess Terra Littlewood 2006, p. 90); V. 945: "the goddess comes plaited...
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In Greek mythology, Echidna (/ɪˈkɪdnə/; Greek: Ἔχιδνα, translit. Ékhidna, lit. "she-viper", pronounced [ékʰidna]) was a monster, half-woman and half-snake...
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Ishtar Terra /ˈɪʃtɑːr ˈtɛrə/ is the second largest of the three continental terrae regions on the planet Venus, the others being Aphrodite Terra and Lada...
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In Greek mythology, Ganymede (/ˈɡænɪmiːd/) or Ganymedes (/ɡænɪˈmiːdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Γανυμήδης Ganymēdēs) is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy...
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Africa (goddess) (category Personifications in Roman mythology)
to Personifications of Africa. Bona Dea Ceres (mythology) Leticia Libera (mythology) Ops Terra (mythology) Vestal Virgin Gifty Ako-Adounvo (1999), Studies...
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the Twelve Olympians of Greek mythology. The Romans saw her as the counterpart of the Greek goddess Demeter, whose mythology was reinterpreted for Ceres...
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Mother Nature (category Comparative mythology)
Laos and Thailand, earth (terra firma) is personified as Phra Mae Thorani, but is believed that her role in Buddhist mythology differs considerably from...
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Dolus (redirect from Dolos (mythology))
In Classical mythology, Dolus (Deception) is a figure who appears in an Aesopic fable by the Roman fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus, where he is an apprentice...
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Terra sigillata is a term with at least three distinct meanings: as a description of medieval medicinal earth; in archaeology, as a general term for some...
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Earth (redirect from Terra (planet))
itself. As with Roman Terra/Tellūs and Greek Gaia, Earth may have been a personified goddess in Germanic paganism: late Norse mythology included Jörð ("Earth")...
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Hemera (redirect from Hemera (mythology))
In Greek mythology, Hemera (/ˈhɛmərə/; Ancient Greek: Ἡμέρα, romanized: Hēmérā, lit. 'Day' [hɛːméraː]) was the personification of day. According to Hesiod...
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Leiden/Boston 2004, p. 406. Varro Lingua Latina V 72: Neptunus, quod mare terras obnubuit ut nubes caelum, ab nuptu, id est opertione, ut antiqui, a quo...
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Hyperborea (redirect from Terra Septemtrionalis Incognita)
In Greek mythology, the Hyperboreans (Ancient Greek: ὑπερβόρε(ι)οι, pronounced [hyperbóre(ː)oi̯]; Latin: Hyperborei) were a mythical people who lived...
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Greek primordial deities (redirect from Primordial gods of Greek mythology)
In Greek and Roman mythology, the primordial deities are the first generation of gods and goddesses. These deities represented the fundamental forces...
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Terra Ignota is a quartet of science fiction and philosophical novels by the American author Ada Palmer. The series consists of Too Like the Lightning...
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genus of Amphipoda Batea (mythology), two characters in Greek mythology Batea, Tarragona, a municipality in the comarca of Terra Alta, Catalonia, Spain Batea...
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equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of Artemis' mythology early in Roman history, including a birth on the island of Delos to parents...
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This is a list of films based on classical mythology (Greek and Roman mythology). The Sword-and-sandal series (1957-1965) includes numerous films depicting...
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