Gaia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Gaia in British English:
UK [ˈɡaɪə]
How to pronounce Gaia in American English:
US [ ˈɡaɪə]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
Word Origin
- Gaia (n.)
- Earth as a goddess, from Greek Gaia, spouse of Uranus, mother of the Titans, personification of gaia "earth" (as opposed to heaven), "land" (as opposed to sea), "a land, country, soil;" it is a collateral form of ge (Dorian ga) "earth," which is of unknown origin and perhaps from a pre-Indo-European language of Greece. The Roman equivalent goddess of the earth was Tellus (see tellurian), sometimes used in English poetically or rhetorically for "Earth personified" or "the Earth as a planet."
Example
- 1. Gaia when she fuses with me , becomes eternal .
- 2. To use mountains of data that gaia and other observatories are expected to deliver in the future , however , ibata said computer technology will have to catch up .
- 3. Gaia , even though we are a part of her , will always dictate the terms of peace .
- 4. That gaia is made up of many purely mechanical circuits shouldn 't deter us from applying the label of life .
- 5. Many biologists ( including paul ehrlich ) are unhappy with the idea of gaia because lovelock expanded the definition of life without asking their permission .