The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of an earth mother. Variation of Goddess and Mother Nature. Advanced version of Earth Deity. Combination of Earth Deity and Mother Goddess. Not to confused with just Earth Deity, Mother Nature or Mother Goddess. True counterpart to Sky Father.
Also Called[]
- Earth Father (rarer)
- Earthen Mother
- Lady Earth
- Mother Earth
Properties[]
As an archetype, the earth mother is a mother goddess and an earth goddess which makes this type of goddess very powerful. Earth mothers are generally the second most powerful deities within their respected pantheons under that of the sky fathers and they are commonly featured in polytheistic religions, and will include characteristics of the mother goddess and mother nature type goddesses due to their elemental earthly powers, enabling them to possess all the powers of both types of goddesses.
In varying polytheistic religions there have also been a male version an earth mother, known as earth fathers, however due to their extremely small numbers they incredibly rare and haven't been seen that often. The most well-known Earth Father is the primordial god, Geb, and under him is the god Osiris from the Egyptian pantheon. It should also be noted that just because the male God in question is an earth god this doesn't mean they are an Earth Father.
Unlike Mother Nature, Earth Mothers powers are mainly earthly-based, while nature mothers are able to control the full spectrum of nature itself as their driving force. And in some cases the earth mothers and the nature mothers can be one and the same depending on their divine backgrounds.
Associated Powers[]
- Creator Deity
- Destroyer Deity
- Earth Deity
- Fertility Deity (Fertility of the Earth and of life)
- Greater/Nature Divinity
- Harvest Deity
- Mother Goddess
- Old/Patron Deity
- Primordial Deity (Varies)
- Ruler
- Earth Lordship (Varies in areas)
- Queen of Heaven (Varies)
- World Connection
Earth Fathers[]
- Father God
- Dark Father (Varies)
- Masculinity Deity
Associations[]
- Divine Monster (Rare among them)
- Earth Deity
- Fertility Deity
- Goddess
- Harvest Deity
- Mother Goddess
- Nature Deity
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- Earth Negation will only work on this types of archetypes if it comes from a more powerful source then the earth mother herself.
- May be vulnerable to the effects of Divine Power Absorption, Negation, Divine Energy Absorption, Divinity Nullification or Transcendent Negation.
- May be slain by users of Transcendent Weaponry, Divine Slayer or Omnislayer.
Known/Example Characters[]
Also See: Earth Mother.
Anime/Cartoons[]
- Gaia (Hercules: The Animated Series)
- Te Fiti (Moana)
Comics[]
- Gaia (DC Comics)
- Gaia (The Legend of Wonder Woman, 2016)
- Gaby, impersonating "Gaia" (God is Dead); a new goddess.
- Gaia (God is Dead)
- Gaia (Marvel Comics)
Folklore/Mythology[]
- Coatlicue (Aztec Mythology); and Monster
- Hòutǔ (Chinese Mythology)
- Cel (Etruscan Mythology); to the giants.
- Demeter/Ceres (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Gaia/Terra (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Rhea/Ops (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Prithvi Mata/Bhumi (Hindu Mythology)
- Pachamama (Inca Mythology)
- Danu (Irish/Celtic Mythology); earth and water goddess/mother.
- Māra (Latvian Mythology)
- Žemyna (Lithuanian Mythology)
- Ranginui (Māori Mythology)
- Ninḫursaĝ (Mesopotamian Mythology)
- Asintmah (Native American Mythology)
- Jörð (Nordic Mythology)
- Dhéģhōm (Proto-Indo-European Mythology)
- Cybele (Roman Mythology)
- Mat Zemlya (Slavic Mythology)
- Mokosh (Slavic Mythology)
- Ki (Sumerian Mythology)
- Pong Banggai di Rante (Torajan Mythology)
- Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük/Çatal Höyük (Turkey Mythology)
- Umay/Umai (Turkey Mythology)
Literature[]
- Sybil Vimes (Discworld)
- Charity (The Faerie Queene)
- Demeter (Riordan series)
- Gaia (Riordan series)
- Eva Wilt (Wilt series)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Piper as Gaia Goddess of the earth (Charmed: Goddesses Part 1 & 2)