Who is Gaia?

The goddess Gaia represented the earth. Also called Gaea or Ge by the Greeks. She was a maternal figure who gave birth to many other creatures and deities. Gaia was the child of Chaos, an early deity who produced the gods of the underworld, night, darkness, and love. Gaia gave birth to Uranus, who represented the sky; Pontus, the sea; and Oure, the mountains. Gaia would come into existence at the very start of the cosmos, for her, according to Hesiod, was one of the first gods, a Protogenoi, emerging from Chaos. There were four first born deities, Chaos, Gaia, Tartarus and Eros.  Gaia had numerous other children who appear in a variety of myths. She mated with her son Uranus to create gods, including the Titans, and giants such as the Cyclopes. She was also the mother of Aphrodite, Echo, the Furies, and the serpent that guarded the Golden Fleece. When Gaia’s son, the Titan Cronus had children, Gaia and Uranus warned him that one of his offspring would challenge and defeat him. Cronus, therefore, swallowed each child at birth. However, his wife, Rhea, managed to trick him and save the youngest one, Zeus.

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