Greek mythology
Gaia
The primordial Earth, first mother of gods and Titans
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Chaos
- Children
- Oceanus · Steropes · Uranus · Hyperion · Theia · Tethys · Rhea · Iapetus · Briareus · Pontus · Phoebe · Themis · Crius · Typhon · Mnemosyne · Coeus · Brontes · Arges · Gyges · Cronus · Cottus · Nereus
- Group
- Divine · Primordials
- Appears in
- Birth of the Cosmos · Rise of Zeus
- Places
- The Primordial Void
- Family tree
- See in the family tree
Listen to “Birth of the Cosmos” in the app
Gaia is the Earth itself, the first being to rise from Chaos and the womb from which all creation springs. She brings forth Uranus the sky, the mountains and the sea, then bears the twelve Titans. When Uranus's cruelty grows unbearable she forges a great sickle and arms her son Cronus against him: the first rebellion, and the spark that sets the whole cosmos turning. Ancient, patient and inexorable, she is less a goddess than the living ground beneath every myth.
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Birth of the Cosmos
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- Who is Gaia?
- Gaia is the Earth itself, the first being to rise from Chaos and the womb from which all creation springs. She brings forth Uranus the sky, the mountains and the sea, then bears the twelve Titans.
- Which mythology does Gaia belong to?
- Gaia belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Gaia appear in?
- Gaia appears in Birth of the Cosmos, Rise of Zeus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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