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, according to ancient Chinese myth, humans were generated from the fleas which lived on the body of the giant
Pan-Ku?
Do you know what the Greek goddess, Persephone, has to do with the seasons and the underworld?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Subduction zonexSubduction zone : Subduction is the process of the oceanic lithosphere colliding with and descending beneath the continental lithosphere.
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Research Highlights
A new study shows that water might have been on Earth very early in its history. Before this new information, scientists thought water came to Earth from comets. Scientists have learned this by studying...
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