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Gaia Mother of All - Essay and Term Paper
Oh Goddess, Source of Gods and Mortals,
All-Fertile, All-Destroying Gaia,
Mother of All, Who brings forth the bounteous fruits and flowers,
All variety, Maiden who anchors the eternal world in our own,
Immortal, Blessed, crowned with every grace,
Deep bosomed Earth, sweet plains and fields fragrant grasses in the nurturing rains,
Around you fly the beauteous stars, eternal and divine,
Come, Blessed Goddess, and hear the prayers of Your children,
And make the increase of the fruits and grains your constant care,
with the fertile seasons Your handmaidens,
Draw near, and bless your supplicants.
~Orphic Hymn to Gaia~ translated and interpreted by Virginia Stewart, M.Ed.
Gaea is the Greek goddess which personifies the Earth. She is the mother of all and from where even the sky itself originated. Her name is a compound word of Ge which means Earth and Aia meaning Grandmother. She was not as popular as the Olympian Gods but......
Total Word Count: 1799
Page Count: 7.1 (250 words a page / double spaced)
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