"Earth Goddess" redirects here. For the ceramic sculpture by Sandy Brown, seeEarth Goddess (sculpture).
Statue ofBhumi, goddess of the earth, featured inPuranas
This is a list ofearth deities. AnEarth god orEarth goddess is adeification of theEarth associated with a figure withchthonic or terrestrial attributes. There are many different Earth gods and goddesses in many differentcultures andmythology. However, Earth is usually portrayed as agoddess. Earth goddesses are often associated with the chthonic deities of theunderworld.[1]
Asase Yaa, the goddess of the harsh earth, Truth and Mother of the Dead. An ancient religious figure worshipped by the indigenous Akan people of theGuinea Coast,Asase/Yaa is also known asAberewa 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 theAkan.
Asase Afua, the Goddess of the lush earth, fertility, love, procreation and farming
Atsi tsien ke:ion (pronunciation Ageejenguyuon) meaning Mature flower - Sky woman who fell from the sky and created North America on the back of a turtle.
Demeter, goddess of the harvest, sacred law, and the earth
Gaia, primordial goddess of the earth. She was one of the earliest elementaldeities, having been created at the beginning of time. It was thought that all creation is descended from Gaia, the great mother of all things. According toGreek mythology, she was the creator of theuniverse and was responsible for the birth of both humanity and the first race of gods theTitans.
Mokosh, goddess of fertility, moisture, women, the earth, and death. One of the oldest and only goddess in the slavic religion, Old Kievanpantheon of AD 980 mentionsMokoš, which survives in East Slavic folk traditions. Known as a woman who in the evening spins flax and wool, shears sheep, and has a large head and long arms.[6]
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