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An Earth deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with the Earth.

In Greek mythology, the Earth is personified as Gaia, corresponding to Roman TerraEgyptian mythology has a sky goddessNut and an Earth god, Geb.

Other Earth gods and goddesses include:

  • Volos, Slavic god of earth, waters, and the underworld.
  • Tudigong, in Chinese folk religion, "God of the Soil and the Ground"
  • Troglav, deity in Slavic mythology whose three heads were believed to represent sky, earth and the underworld.
  • Tezcatlipoca, Aztec deity associated with the earth, the night sky, the night winds, hurricanes, the north, obsidian, enmity, discord, rulership, divination, temptation, jaguars, sorcery, beauty, war and strife.
  • Trengtrengfilu, Mapuche god of Earth and Fertility
  • Šumugan, in Sumerian mythology, god of the river plains, given charge by the god Enki over the flat alluvial lands of southern Mesopotamia
  • Rūaumoko, in Māori mythology, god of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons.
  • Poseidon, one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth; god of the Sea and other waters; of earthquakes; and of horses
  • Nuska vizier of the chief Sumerian god Enlil but later associated with Nippur ("Enlil City") as the god of the earth
  • Medr/Meder, Ethiopian, Aksumite, Earth god
  • Enten, Sumerian fertility deity identified with the abundance of the earth
  • Enlil (𒀭𒂗𒆤), ancient Mesopotamian god associated with wind, air, earth, and storms
  • Enki (𒂗𒆠), Sumerian god, literal translation "Lord of the Earth"
  • Emesh, Sumerian god created at the wish of Enlil to take responsibility on earth for woods, fields, sheep folds, and stables
  • Dharā Hindu Vasu god representing the earth and the element earth
  • Bernardo Carpio, legendary figure in Philippine mythology, said to be the cause of earthquakes
  • Amurru, Amorite deity, occasionally called "lord of the steppe" or "lord of the mountain" 
  • Alignak, in Inuit mythology, a lunar deity, but also god of earthquakes, as well as weather, water, tides, and eclipses
  • Aganju, in Cuba, is a volcano deity for the practitioners of the Lucumi, Santeria religion
  • Manipuri mythology- Leimarel Sidabi
  • Greek Gaia, Cybele, Demeter, Persephone, Rhea
  • Roman Tellus, Terra, Ceres, Ops, Proserpina
  • Slavic Mat Zemlya
  • Andean (Inca) Pachamama
  • Hindu Prithvi
  • Native American Spider Grandmother
  • Chinese Houtu (Di Mu)
  • Mongolian Umay (Eje)
  • Norse Sif
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