Symbol or Attributes of Gaia:The earth. Fruits.
Gaia's Strengths:She is a primal mother goddess, complete in herself.
Gaia's Weaknesses: She brought forth from her own body Uranus, to be her companion.
Gaia's Parents:None. She is "born" of Chaos, but this not really a birth; as Chaos receded, Gaia came into being.
Gaia's Spouse: Uranus; then Tartarus, Pontus,
Children of Gaia: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius,the Titans Hyperion and Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, Cronus, and Python, among hundreds of others.
Some Major Temple Sites of Gaia: She was usually worshipped in the open or in caves.
Gaia's Basic Story:Gaia was the first deity, from whom all others sprang. But Uranus, her first creation, was lusty and cruel to Gaia. Gaia persuaded her other children to help her subdue their father. Cronus, her son, took a flint sickle and castrated his father, throwing his severed organs into the great sea. The goddess Aphrodite was then born of the mixing of the blood and foam. Gaia went on to have children with other mates.
Frequent Misspellings and Alternate Spellings: Gaea, Gaya, Ge, Gea. The goddess Rhea is sometimes considered to be similar to or another form of Gaea.
Interesting Facts about Gaia:The Greeks believed that an oath sworn by Gaia was strongest, since no one could escape from the Earth herself.
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Olympian Gods and Goddesses - Greek Gods and Goddesses at Home - Aphrodite - Apollo - Ares - Artemis - Athena - Demeter- Hades - Hephaestus- Hera - Hercules - Hermes - Pan- Persephone - Zeus.
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