About this deity
Gaia (Ancient Greek: Γαια) was one of the oldest Greek deities and a personification of the earth. Together with Uranus (sky), they gave birth to the Titans.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Ancient Greek Religion · Polytheistic · 4 mythsThe ancient Greek belief system represents a collection of cultural myths and stories that date back to circa 1300-1200 BCE. Its pantheon of deities were widely known and written about in Greek texts. The Romans adopted many Greek beliefs and renamed the deities according to the Latin language. In contemporary...
Top myths
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Mythological stories including Gaia
- Hesiod's Theogony Creation myth
Nuthsell
The world was created by the first deities out of a void where nothing existed. The oldest deities were Chasm (chaos), Gaia (Earth), Tartarus, and Eros (desire). These deities gave birth to the other Greek figures in a genealogical succession. Much of the rest of creation came from bodily fluids, like semen or blood.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Gaia." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 06 Sep. 2019, omnika.org/stable/317. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
OMNIKA (2019, September 06). Gaia. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/317
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Gaia." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created September 06, 2019. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/317.
