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An Earth god or Earth goddess is a deification of the Earth associated with a figure with chthonic or terrestrial attributes. There are many different Earth goddesses and gods in many different cultures mythology. However, Earth is usually portrayed as a goddess. Earth goddesses are often associated with the chthonic deities of the underworld. [1]
Silvanus (/ s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n ə s /; [1] meaning "of the woods" in Latin) was a Roman tutelary deity of woods and uncultivated lands. As protector of the forest ( sylvestris deus ), he especially presided over plantations and delighted in trees growing wild.
Nemestrinus, god of the forests and woods; Ops, goddess of fertility and the earth; Pilumnus, nature god who ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy; Pomona, goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards; Silvanus, tutelary spirit or deity of woods and fields and protector of forests
Earth gods (8 C, 37 P) M. Mountain deities (3 C, 1 P) U. Underworld deities (2 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Earth deities" The following 10 pages are in this category ...
Syrinx was a lovely wood-nymph of Arcadia, daughter of Ladon, the river-god. As she was returning from the hunt one day, Pan met her. As she was returning from the hunt one day, Pan met her. To escape from his importunities, the fair nymph ran away and didn't stop to hear his compliments.
A fragmentary late neo-Assyrian god list appears to consider her and another figure regarded as the wife of Anu, Urash, as one and the same, and refers to "Ki-Urash." [403] Kittum: Bad-Tibira, Rahabu [404] Kittum was a daughter of Utu and Sherida. [405] Her name means "Truth". [405] Kus: Kus is a god of herdsmen referenced in the Theogony of ...
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Faunus [ˈfau̯nʊs] was the rustic god of the forest, plains and fields; when he made cattle fertile, he was called Inuus. He came to be equated in literature with the Greek god Pan, after which Romans depicted him as a horned god. Faunus was one of the oldest Roman deities, known as the di indigetes.
This category covers gods of the Earth, and also of earthquakes. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. C. Cronus (2 C, 13 P) H.