Γαῖα

Gaia (pron.: /ˈɡ.ə/ or /ˈɡ.ə/; from Ancient Greek Γαῖα, a poetical form of  Γῆ, “land” or “earth”;[1] also Gaea, or Ge) was the goddess or personification of Earth in ancient Greek religion,[2] one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia was the great mother of all: the heavenly gods, the Titans and the Giants were born from her union with Uranus (the sky), while the sea-gods were born from her union with Pontus (the sea). Her equivalent in the Roman pantheon was Terra.

The Greek word “γαῖα” (trans. as gaia or gaea pronounced: Geea) is a collateral form of “γῆ”[3] (Doric “γά” – ga and probably “δᾶ” da[4][5]) meaningEarth,[6] a word of unknown origin.[7] In Mycenean Greek Ma-ka (trans. as Ma-ga: Mother Gaia) contains also the root ga-.[8][9]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Γαῖα (genitive Γαίας) f, first declension; (Gaia)

  1. (Greek mythology) Gaia or Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess

Inflection

Case / # Singular
Nominative Γαῖᾰ
Genitive Γαίᾱς
Dative Γαίᾳ
Accusative Γαῖᾰν
Vocative Γαῖᾰ