Gaia or
Gaea derives from the
Greek words Ge (γη) = Earth (
Pelasgian), and *aia = grandmother (
PIE). Thus, Gaia (γαια) can refer to any one of the following:
- Gaia, a goddess from Greek mythology; also Terra or Tellus, her equivalent in Roman mythology, and Ki, her equivalent in Sumerian mythology
- Gaia hypothesis - an ecological hypothesis that proposes that living and nonliving parts of the earth are viewed as a complex interacting system that can be thought of as a single organism
- Gaia's Revenge - features studies forecast about unintended consequences of brewing climate storms
- Gaia philosophy, a set of philosophical views based on ecosystems and the concept of a "living planet"
- Gaia Movement - international network of groups drawing inspiration from the Gaia hypothesis
Fiction
- Gaia (Foundation universe), a fictional planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series and where all animals, plants, and even inanimate matter are telepathically connected, forming a single sentient planet-wide entity
- Gaea trilogy, a trilogy of science fiction novels by John Varley
- Gaia Gear, a science-fiction novel written by Yoshiyuki Tomino, based on the Gundam metaseries
- ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam, a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries
- Gaia (comics), a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Universe (an alien mutant and former member of Generation X)
- Gaea (comics), a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Universe (Goddess of the Earth)
- Gaia, Rogue Champion, a character in the PlayStation game Battle Arena Toshinden
- Illusion of Gaia, the second title in the Soul Blazer series of video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Ultraman Gaia
- Gaia (Final Fantasy VII), the name of the planet in Final Fantasy VII.
- Gaia is also the name of the planet in Final Fantasy IX.
- Gaia is the name of 'Earth's spirit' in the movie .
- Gaia (DC comics), a goddess from DC's Green Lantern comics
- Gaia (My Gaia), a shojo-ai manga comic by chuu
- Gaea (Escaflowne), the fictional planet where the anime The Vision of Escaflowne takes place
- Gaia (World of Darkness) is the god that created the Garou (werewolves) to defend the planet against the human race
- Gaea, the Incarnation of Nature in Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality book series
- Gaea, a fictional island off the coast of Portugal in Madeleine L'Engle's novel The Arm of the Starfish
- Gaia-class worlds are perfect for human life in games like Master of Orion and .
- Gaia, the heroine of the series Fearless by Francine Pascal
- Gaia, the spirit of Earth in the animated television series Captain Planet
- Gaia, the Fierce Knight, duel monsters card from anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Gaia is the name of the "Mother Earth" AI in Microsoft's popular computer game Age of Empires II. It controls all units on the map that are not player-owned (including wild animals, sheep and turkeys, and even trees).
- Gaea is also one of many gods in the Trading Card Game, see Planeswalker.
Astronomy
Music
Places
- La Fountae de Gaia, in the center of the main Piazza of Siena, around which the traditional horse-race, the Palio, runs every summer.
- Vila Nova de Gaia, a city in Portugal
- GAIA, the acronym for the Grantley Adams International Airport located in Barbados.
- Gaià, a river in Catalonia, Spain
- Gaia (Havana), an arts center in Havana, Cuba
Miscelleaneous
See also
Greek}}}
Writing system: Greek alphabet
Official status
Official language of: Greece
Cyprus
European Union
recognised as minority language in parts of:
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Italy
Turkey
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The name Pelasgians (Ancient Greek: Πελασγοί - Pelasgoí, s. Pelasgós) was used by some ancient Greek writers to refer to groups of people who preceded the Hellenes.
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Proto-Indo-European (often abbreviated
PIE) may refer to:
- Proto-Indo-European language, the hypothetical common ancestor of the Indo-European languages.
- Proto-Indo-Europeans, the hypothetical speakers of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language.
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Gaia (pronounced /
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Ki (earth) in Sumerian mythology was the goddess and personification of the earth and underworld, chief consort of An (heaven) the sky god. In some legends Ki and An were brother and sister, being the offspring of Anshar ("Sky Pivot") and Kishar ("Earth Pivot"), earlier
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Gaia hypothesis is an ecological hypothesis that proposes that living and nonliving parts of the earth are viewed as a complex interacting system that can be thought of as a single organism.
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The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and How we Can Still Save Humanity (2006) is a book by James Lovelock.
Thesis
Lovelock believes that it is too late to avoid significant global heating and significant climate change which will make large parts
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Gaia philosophy (named after Gaia, Greek goddess of the Earth) is a broadly inclusive term for related concepts that living organisms on a planet will affect the nature of their environment in order to make the environment
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The Gaia Movement is an international network of individuals and groups that share a concern for living more sustainably on the earth.
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Blissenobiarella, with the Gaian landscape in the background
Statistics
Universe The Foundation Series
Notable races Humans
Notable people Blissenobiarella, Dom, Suranoviremblastiran.
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Isaac Asimov
A photograph of Asimov taken by Jay Kay Klein
Pseudonym: Dr. A, Paul French, George E. Dale
Born: January 2?, 1920?[1]
Petrovichi, Russian SFSR
Died: March 6 1992 (aged 72)
New York, New York, USA
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The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley. The stories tell of humanity's encounter with a living being in the shape of a 1,300 km diameter space habitat, inhabited by many different species, in orbit around the planet Saturn.
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Gaia Gear is a science fiction story written by Yoshiyuki Tomino with mechanical design of Ito Mamoru and based on Tomino's Gundam series. It first ran as a serial in the Japanese Newtype Magazine from April 1987 to December 1991.
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Gaia or
Gaea, in
comics, may refer to:
- Gaia (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe (an alien mutant and former member of Generation X)
- Gaea (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe (Goddess of the Earth)
..... Click the link for more information. Gaea is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the Gaia of Greek mythology. She is a primeval Earth goddess, who has enfused her life essence into those of all Earth's living beings.
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Himitsu Kessha Organization, run by the ruthless Master and Uranus.
For a while, Kayin left Eiji and went his separate ways, but they met again at the second Toshindaibukai. Kayin was defeated by Eiji, and so he never got to face off against his sworn enemy, Sho.
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Illusion of Gaia (ガイア幻想紀)
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The Soul Blazer series is a group of role-playing games developed by Quintet. It is not officially acknowledged as a series, although the online magazine Hardcore Gaming 101
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Ultraman Gaia (ウルトラマンガイア,
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Gaia is the fictional world in the 1997 console role-playing game
Final Fantasy VII. The game's setting follows in the footsteps of
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Final Fantasy IX (ファイナルファンタジーIX,
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First appearanceBill Finger
Martin Nodell
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The World of Darkness (or WoD) is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes. The first was conceived by Mark Rein-Hagen, while the second was designed by several people at White Wolf Gaming Studio, which Rein-Hagen helped to found.
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Meaning
Garou can refer to:
- Garou was the nickname of Québécois singer-songwriter Robert Charlebois, in the 1970s.
- Garou became the stage name of another Québécois singer, Pierre Garand, in the 1990s.
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Born: July 6 1934 (1934--) (age 73)
Oxford, England
Occupation: novelist, short story writer
Nationality: USA
Writing period: 1967 - Present
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