Goddess of the Month

Apr 17, 2023, 9:42 AM
WHO IS GAIA? The Millenial Gaia, by Oberon Zell, photo of author's altar The Millenial Gaia by Oberon Zell from The Mythic Images Collection Gaia, Ge, Mother Earth... She is called by many names and has been since time immemorial. She is our home, our Mother, the source of life. She is a planet orbiting in an elliptical path approximately 93 million miles from a G2 variable star known as Sol. She is all this and more. The name Gaia is Greek and means land or earth. It is by this name that I know Her and love Her, but She has appellations in all languages, ancient and modern. Some of these include: Kubau - Akkadian Hepa - Hurrian Kubala/Cybele - Phrygian Heva/Eve - Hebrew Jörð - Norse Danu - Irish Papatuanuku - Maori Pachamama - Quechua Tonantzin Tlalli - Mexican Gayatri - Hindu Phra Mae Thorani - Thai Spider Grandmother - Dineh Potnia - Cretan Tellus Mater - Roman