Earth god

In Greek mythology, the Earth is personified as Gaia, corresponding to Roman Terra. Egyptian mythology has a sky goddess, Nut and an Earth god, Geb.

An Earth god is a deification of the Earth.

Other Earth gods include:

See also

References

  1. Te Papa. "Ruaumoko - God of Earthquakes". Wellington, New Zealand: Earthquake Commission. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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  3. Paul-Alain Beaulieu, The God Amurru as Emblem of Ethnic and Cultural Identity in "Ethnicity in Ancient Mesopotamia" (W. van Soldt, R. Kalvelagen, and D. Katz, eds.) Papers Read at the 48th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Leiden, July 1-4, 2002 (PIHANS 102; Nederlands Instituut voor her Nabije Oosten, 2005) 31-46
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