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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The goddess of the earth, who bore and married Uranus and became the mother of the Titans and the Cyclopes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Mythol.) The goddess of the earth, considered as a personification of the earth. According to Hesiod she was the first-born of Chaos, and mother of Uranus, Pontus, Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.
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- proper noun Greek mythology The
earth ,daughter ofChaos , bothmother andwife ofUranus (thesky ) andPontus (thesea ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
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Examples
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One of the art walk beavers, however, named "Gaea", began to draw complaints.
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To that end, it does a wonderful job showing how the Earth (Gaea) and Sky (Ouranos) spawned the Titans and the ensuing conflicts that emerge between them.
REVIEW: Zeus - King of the Gods (Olympians #1) by George O'Connor 2010
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Porritt, who underwent castration five years ago as part of his Green Party nomination process, added, Our duty should be to Gaea first, and our lineage second.
Children to Be Banned Dungeekin 2009
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While little Timmy may not like the idea of his beloved gerbil being flushed in the name of Gaea, I'm sure he will appreciate it when he's not the one floating as the sea levels rise past his bedroom window.
Archive 2009-10-01 Dungeekin 2009
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While little Timmy may not like the idea of his beloved gerbil being flushed in the name of Gaea, I'm sure he will appreciate it when he's not the one floating as the sea levels rise past his bedroom window.
Greens Call for Pet Deaths to Save Planet Dungeekin 2009
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Maybe it started when I found John Varley's Gaea trilogy in the early 80's.
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Didi and Phil Gilson contacted me to let me know about a new science fiction feature film Gaea: Beyond the Son.
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Gaea prophesizes that Kronos will in turn be defeated by his child, just as he defeated Ouranos.
REVIEW: Zeus - King of the Gods (Olympians #1) by George O'Connor 2010
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Gaea: Beyond The Son is about a father who is separated from his son through war, over 30 yeasr …
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'Steel Beach' was awesome, then I discovered hs Gaea Trilogy.
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