Gaîă (Ancient Greek: Γαῖᾰ) (or Gê anglicized as Gaea Latinized as GAEA (Gæa), known as the Mother Earth) is the Primordial "Protogena" Greek Goddess of the Earth, nature, harvest, animals, fertility, motherhood, birth, procreation, creation and life. She was one of the first beings to emerge from Khaos at the creation of the Universe. She was the mother of all Gods and Giants and mortal creatures sprang from her.
In Mythology[]
Gaea was the prime opponent of the heavenly gods. First she rebelled against Ouranós, then she assisted Zeus in overthrowing Cronus. Finally, she was angry with Zeus for putting her Titanic sons into Tartarus, producing the tribe of Giants and Typheous to try and destroy and dethrone him, but both failed.
Children[]
The Protogenoi by Parthenogenesis[]
- Ouranós - Protogenoi of the sky and father of the Titans, Cyclopes, Hecatonchires and through his blood from the castration of him, the Erinyes, the Gigantes and the Meliai.
- the Ourea - the Protogenoi or rustic Daimones of the mountains. Each mountain had their own one.
- Pontus - the Protogenoi of the sea. By his mother, he fathered many of the sea gods.
The Titans, Elder Cyclops, and Hecatonchires by Ouranos' semen[]
- Oceanus - Titan god of the river Okeanus which circled the Earth. Father of the Okeanides-Nymphs and the River gods.
- Koios - God of the Axis of Heaven and of Heavenly Oracles. Father of Leto.
- Krios - Titan of the South. Father of Astraios, God of the Stars and Planets.
- Hyperion - Titan of Light. Father of Eos (Goddess of Dawn), Selene (Goddess of the Moon) and Helios (God of the Sun).
- Iapetos - Titan of the Mortal Life-span. Father of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus.
- Kronos - Titan of Agriculture. Ruler of the Titans and father of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon and their siblings.
- Theia - Titan of the Light. Wife to Hyperion.
- Rhea - Goddess of Female Fertility, Motherhood and Generation. Wife to Kronos.
- Themis - Goddess of Divine Law.
- Mnemosyne - Goddess of Memory.
- Tethys - Titanide of the Fresh Water.
- Phoebe - Goddess of Intellect, wife of Koios.
- the Elder Cyclopes - the three one-eyed giants. The were the makers of Zeus' thunderbolt, Poseidon's trident and Hades' helm of invisibility. Their names were Brontes, Steropes, and Arges .
- the Hecatonchires - the three giant gods of violent storms and hurricanes. Each had 100 hands and 50 heads. They were called Briareos, Kottos and Gyges.
The Giants by Ouranos' blood[]
- Enecladus
- Otos
- Ephialtes
- Alcyoneus
- Gaion
- Phoito
- Mimon
- Clytius
- Porphyrion
- Otis
Gallery[]
References[]
| Titans | |
|---|---|
| Parents | Ouranós • Gaîa |
| Elder Titans | Coeus • Crius • Cronus • Hyperion • Iapetus • Oceanus |
| Elder Titanesses | Dione • Mnemosyne • Phoebe • Theia • Rhea • Themis • Tethys |
| Coeonides | Asteria • Leto |
| Crionides | Astraeus • Pallas • Perses |
| Hyperionides | Eos • Hḗlios • Selene |
| Iapetonides | Atlas • Epimetheus • Menoetius • Prometheus |
| Oceanides | Potamoi • Rhode • Styx |
| Others | Anemoi • Astra Planeta • Kratos • Eurynome • Hecate • Lelantos • Melisseus • Metis • Nike • Ophion |
| Topics | Overthrowing of Ouranós • Titanomachy |
| Protogenoi | |
|---|---|
| Hesiodic Theogony | Kháos • Gaîa • Tártaros • Eros • Nyx • Erebus • Ouranós • Ourea • Póntos • Aether • Hemera |
| Orphic Theogony | Hydros • Thesis • Physis • Phanes • Ananke • Chronos |
| Miscellaneous Accounts | Thalassa • Oceanus • Tethys • Thetis • Achlys • Caligo |
| Preceded by: None (Title Created) |
Queen of the Greek Gods Mythic |
Succeeded by Rhea (Contested with Eurynome) |