God · Greek

Gaia

Gaia, a god of the Greek world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.

Tradition: greek

Documented identifications

LinkWho said soNote
identified as ApiHerodotus, Histories 4.59, c. 430 BCEEarth, the wife of the Scythian Zeus, is called Api.
identified as NerthusTacitus, Germania 40, 98 CETacitus describes the island goddess whose wagon tours the tribes as Terra Mater, Mother Earth.

Sources

  1. Herodotus, Histories, Book IV (tr. A. D. Godley, Wikisource)
  2. Tacitus, Germania 40 (Perseus)
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