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Greek primordial deity, the personification of the EarthWikidata record description. Read Gaia in the Wikipedia reader.
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As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
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The family as a list · 122
Kinship in an account 111
- child of (mother) child of: recorded as none
- child of (child) Aether primordial Greek deity, personification of the upper air
- child of (child) Caligo Roman deity
- child of (child) Chaos Greek primordial deity
- child of (child) Hemera ancient Greek goddess of the day
- child of (child) Hydros supposed non-attested primordial god of water in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Abseus mythical giant
- parent of (mother) Acmon Greek deity, father of Uranos
- parent of (mother) Adamastor creature in Portuguese mythology
- parent of (child) Adanus son of Uranus in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Aegaeon deity or giant from Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Aergia ancient Greek goddess, the personification of sloth and laziness
- parent of (mother) Aetna Sicilian nymph, connected to Mount Etna
- parent of (child) Aëtos Greek mythological character
- parent of (mother) Alalcomenes ancient Greek mythological figure, eponymous founder of Alalcomenae
- parent of (mother) Alcyoneus giant in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Alecto one of the Erinyes or Furies, ancient Greek mythological punisher of moral crimes
- parent of (mother) Alpos giant in Greek mythology, son of Uranus and Gaea
- parent of (child) Altercatio daughter of Aether in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Anax giant in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Antaeus giant in Greek and Amazigh (Berber) mythology
- parent of (mother) Aphrodite Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation
- parent of (child) Arges cyclops in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Aristaeus giant in Greek mythology
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- parent of (mother) Astraios
- parent of (mother) Athos mythical giant
- parent of (mother) Basileia Greek divinity, daughter of Zeus
- parent of (child) Bisaltes in Greek mythology, son of Helios and Gaia
- parent of (mother) Briareus one of the Hundred-Handers
- parent of (child) Brontes Cyclop ("thunderer")
- parent of (child) Cepheus mythical son of Pontus and Gaia
- parent of (mother) Ceto Greek sea goddess
- parent of (mother) Charybdis figure in Greek mythology transformed in a sea monster by Zeus
- parent of (mother) Clytius giant in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Coeus Titan in Greek mythology, one of the twelve titans
- parent of (mother) Colophonus giant in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Corydon giant in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Cottus one of the Hundred-Handers
- parent of (mother) Creusa naiad, mother of Hypseus
- parent of (mother) Cronus ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Damasen Greek mythological creature
- parent of (mother) Damysos giant in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Daphne Greek mythological figure
- parent of (mother) Dione Greek goddess, mother of Aphrodite
- parent of (child) Diophorus
- parent of (mother) Dolor child of Gaea, personification of Pain
- parent of (mother) Dolos deity
- parent of (child) Drakon Nemeios monster (Ther) / Drakones
- parent of (mother) Echidna ancient Greek mythological monster, the mother of monsters
- parent of (mother) Effra
- parent of (mother) Emphytus a giant in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Enceladus mythological giant
- parent of (mother) Ephialtes Giant, son of Uranus
- parent of (child) Erinyes three mythical avenging deities
- parent of (child) Euonymus son of Cephissus in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Eurybia Greek sea goddess
- parent of (mother) Eurymedon Greek mythological giant
- parent of (mother) Eurytos Greek mythological giant
- parent of (mother) Glauce Meliad nymph
- parent of (child) Gorgone mythical daughter of Gaea
- parent of (mother) Gration Greek mythological giant
- parent of (mother) Gyges one of the Hundred-Handers, or hekatonkheires
- parent of (mother) Hippolytos Greek mythological giant
- parent of (mother) Hoplodamus giant of Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Hyllus giant of Lydia in western Anatolia for whom the river Hyllos was named, son of Gaia
- parent of (mother) Hyperion Titan in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Iapetos Titan in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Kreios Titan in Greek mythology, name that means ram
- parent of (child) Manes king of Maeonia
- parent of (child) Megaera one of the Erinyes or Furies
- parent of (mother) Melia nymph in Greek mythology, consort of Poseidon
- parent of (mother) Mimas giant (Greek mythology)
- parent of (mother) Mnemosyne personification of memory in Greek mythology, mother of the nine muses
- parent of (mother) Nereus sea god of Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Oceanus ancient Greek god of the earth-encircling river, Oceanos
- parent of (mother) Olymbros titan
- parent of (mother) Otus son of Gaia in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Ourea Greek mountain deities
- parent of (mother) Pallas son of Uranus and Gaia, killed and flayed by Athena
- parent of (mother) Peloreus gigant in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Pheme daughter of Gaea, personification of Fame
- parent of (child) Phlyus mythical son of Gaea, from Eleusis
- parent of (mother) Phoebe titaness in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Phorcys Greek sea god
- parent of (mother) Polybotes one of the Giants of Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Pontus sea god of Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Porphyrion giant in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Rhea female Titan in Greek mythology, mother of Zeus and mother of Hera
- parent of (mother) Scotus Greek primordial deity
- parent of (child) Steropes cyclops in Greek mythology ("lightning")
- parent of (child) Syceus mythological giant
- parent of (child) Telchines Greek minor gods, original inhabitants of Rhodes
- parent of (mother) Tethys ancient Greek mythological figure; mother of the river gods and the Oceanids
- parent of (mother) Thaumas sea god of Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Theia female Titan in Greek mythology; mother of Helios, Selene and Eos
- parent of (mother) Themis in ancient Greek mythology, a titaness, the personification of divine order, fairness, law, natural law, and custom, whose symbols are the scales of justice
- parent of (mother) Thoas mythological giant
- parent of (child) Tisiphone ancient Greek mythological punisher of murder
- parent of (child) Tityos Greek mythological giant
- parent of (child) Triptolemus mythical promulgator of agriculture at Eleusis
- parent of (mother) Typhon deadly monster of Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Uranus primordial Greek deity, god of the Sky; one of the Greek primordial deities
- partner of Helios Greek god and personification of the Sun
- partner of Hephaestus Greek god of blacksmiths
- partner of (spouse) Hydros supposed non-attested primordial god of water in Greek mythology
- partner of Poseidon one of the twelve Olympians presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses
- partner of (spouse) Tartarus deep abyss, place of punishment, in ancient Greek mythology
- partner of (spouse) Uranus primordial Greek deity, god of the Sky; one of the Greek primordial deities
- partner of Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
- sibling of Eros Greek god of love and sex
- sibling of Nyx Greek goddess of the night
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- Alecto one of the Erinyes or Furies, ancient Greek mythological punisher of moral crimes
- Antaeus giant in Greek and Amazigh (Berber) mythology
- Arges cyclops in Greek mythology
- Brontes Cyclop ("thunderer")
- Manes king of Maeonia
- Megaera one of the Erinyes or Furies
- Silenus figure in Greek mythology; tutor to Dionysus
- Steropes cyclops in Greek mythology ("lightning")
- Tisiphone ancient Greek mythological punisher of murder
- Tityos Greek mythological giant
- Triptolemus mythical promulgator of agriculture at Eleusis
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