Great Mother

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Great Mother is an epithet of Gaia that emphasizes her role as the primordial earth goddess and universal mother figure in Greek mythology.

Aliases (2)

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
mythological epithet
appearsIn Greek mythological tradition
associatedWithDomain Earth
creation
fertility
nature
contrastedWith Sky father deities
culture Greek mythology
describesRoleAs primordial earth goddess
universal mother figure
emphasizesAspectOf Gaia as mother of gods
Gaia as mother of mortals
epithetOf Gaia
hasGender female
hasTitleType honorific title
languageOfOrigin Greek
mythologicalTradition Ancient Greek religion
refersTo Gaia
relatedConcept Earth Mother archetype
Mother Earth
roleInCosmology primordial deity
roleInMythology personification of the living Earth
semanticField earth and nature
fertility
motherhood
symbolizes fertility and abundance
nurturing aspect of nature
origin of life
worshipContext ancient Greek cult of Gaia

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gaia
Gaia ("All-Mother")
epithet
Devi ("Universal Mother")
worshippedAs

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