Gaia (Greek deity)

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002009662
- info:lc/authorities/sh2002009662
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2002009662#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
- LCSH Collection - Authorized Headings
- LCSH Collection - General Collection
Variants
- Earth (Greek deity)
- Gaea (Greek deity)
- Gē (Greek deity)
Broader Terms
- Goddesses, Greek
Related Terms
- Tellus (Roman deity)
Sources
- found: Work cat.: Classics Digital Library Collection, 2001: (Gaia (Greek deity))
- found: Oxford classical dict., 1996: p. 618 (Gaia, Gē)
- found: Oxford classical dict., 1970: p. 452 ("Gaea" the Earth in general, or a goddess resident in and governing it ... the offspring of Chaos, or at least comes into being after it)
- found: Classical mythology, 1999: p. I-23 ("Earth" Gaia, Gaea, and Ge ... great mother goddess of the earth and fertility)
Change Notes
- 2002-09-18: new
- 2002-09-18: revised

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