Explore Myths about Earth
Geb was worshipped in lower Egypt as the Earth god. He was depicted as a bearded man with a ...
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Coatlicue, whose name means "Serpent Skirt," was the Earth goddess of the Aztecs. Aztecs were ...
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Gaea, or Mother Earth, was the great goddess of the early Greeks. She represented the Earth ...
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Hou Ji was originally a Chinese hero of royal descent. His ancestor was Huang Di. Tang, the ...
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Incas of ancient Peru believed that Pachamama was the Earth goddess. Pachamama and her husband ...
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The Maya believed the Earth was flat with four corners. Each corner was a direction shown by ...
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The Maori people of New Zealand believe that at the beginning of time the sky was so in love ...
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In Norse mythology, Midgard is the Earth. It was created when the supreme god, Odin and his ...
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Enlil was the Sumerian god of Earth and air. Sumerians were living more than three thousand ...
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Explore myths related to phenomena on Earth like storms, wind, rainbows, and more. ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that the "
Seven Sisters" known to the Greeks is the same as the "
Flint Boys" known to the Navajo?
Did you know that, according to ancient Chinese myth, humans were generated from the fleas which lived on the body of the giant Pan-Ku?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
P-wavexP-wave : A compressional wave (or pressure wave) in the Earth's surface that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving
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Research Highlights
The Earth's mantle is a rocky, solid shell that is between the Earth's crust and the outer core. The mantle is made up of many different reservoirs that have different chemical compositions. Scientists...
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