Painting in Yuan dynasty of Goddess Dimǔ Niángniáng with attendant, in Taoism and Chinese folk religion at Yongle Palace Temple (永樂宮) of Ruicheng, Shanxi Province, China
Statue of syncretic Goddess Persephone - Isis with a sistrum, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete
This is a list of earth deities. An Earth god or Earth goddess is a deification of the
Earth associated with a figure with
chthonic or terrestrial attributes. There are many different Earth goddesses and gods in many different cultures
mythology. However, Earth is usually portrayed as a
goddess. Earth goddesses are often associated with the chthonic deities of the
underworld.[1]
Asase Yaa, the goddess of the harsh earth, Truth and Mother of the Dead. An ancient religious figure worshipped by the indigenous Akan people of the
Guinea Coast,
Asase/Yaa is also known as
Aberewa which is Akan for "Old Woman". Not only is she an Earth Goddess she also represents procreation, truth, love, fertility, peace, and the earth of the
Akan.
Asase Afua, the Goddess of the lush earth, fertility, love, procreation and farming
Atsi tsien ke:ion (pronunciation Ageejenguyuon) meaning Mature flower - Sky woman who fell from the sky and created North America on the back of a turtle.
Demeter, goddess of the harvest, sacred law, and the earth
Gaia, primordial goddess of the earth. She was one of the earliest elemental
deities, having been created at the beginning of time. It was thought that all creation is descended from Gaia, the great mother of all things. According to
Greek mythology, she was the creator of the
universe and was responsible for the birth of both humanity and the first race of gods the
Titans.
Mokosh, goddess of fertility, moisture, women, the earth, and death. One of the oldest and only goddess in the slavic religion, Old Kievan
pantheon of AD 980 mentions
Mokoš, which survives in East Slavic folk traditions. Known as a woman who in the evening spins flax and wool, shears sheep, and has a large head and long arms.
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