Gaea

Gaea (jee-uh) was a Greek primeval goddess.

Abode and Attributes
Gaea was the primeval goddess of the earth. She was also described as the mother of all; since most immortal deities were descended from her.

Depiction
Gaea was depicted as a motherly-like woman that was rising from the earth. She was also typically accompanied by Carpi, spirits of grains.

Birth
Most sources consider Gaea to have came into existence soon after Chaos came into existence. Sometimes, Gaea is said to be a child of Chaos, but most sources consider them to have both sprang from nothingness along with Tartarus and sometimes Eros.

Overthrow of Uranus
Gaea had several children with no significant other, including Uranus, Pontus, The Ourea, and The Nesoi. Gaea married Uranus and they had eighteen children; the twelve Titans, the three Cyclopes, and the three Hecatonchieres. Right after they were born, Uranus threw the Cyclopes and Hecatonchieres into Tartarus because of their appearances. Gaea, being the Great Mother, hated that he did this and was secretly angered at him for doing so.

Gaea went to her six Titan sons and asked them to overthrow their father. Five cowered in fear but the youngest, Cronus, didn't run away in fear. Gaea made a sickle from the hardest materials inside the earth and he devised a plan to castrate his father. After the overthrowing of Uranus, Cronus became the supreme ruler and he didn't release his six siblings from Tartarus.

Gigantomachy and Typhon
Since Zeus threw Gaea's six Titan sons into Tartarus, she was angered at him and planned to try and have him overthrowed. She sired the Gigantes, although they were unable to defeat the gods. She also sired the monster Typhon who almost defeated the Olympians, but was unsuccessful in the end.

Relationships

 * Uranus (son; husband)
 * The Ourea (son)
 * Pontus (son; lover)
 * Poseidon (lover)
 * Zeus (lover)
 * Tartarus (lover)
 * Aether (lover)
 * Hephaestus (lover)
 * The Nesoi (daughters)
 * Cronus (son by Uranus)
 * Oceanus (son by Uranus)
 * Hyperion (son by Uranus)
 * Iapetus (son by Uranus)
 * Coeus (son by Uranus)
 * Crius (son by Uranus)
 * Rhea (daughter by Uranus)
 * Tethys (daughter by Uranus)
 * Theia (daughter by Uranus)
 * Phoebe (daughter by Uranus)
 * Mnemosyne (daughter by Uranus)
 * Themis (daughter by Uranus)
 * The Cyclopes (sons by Uranus)
 * The Hecatoncheires (sons by Uranus)
 * The Erinyes (daughters by the blood of Uranus)
 * The Gigantes (sons by the blood of Uranus)
 * The Dactyls (daughters)
 * The Curetes (daughters by the blood of Uranus)
 * The Meliae (daughters by the blood of Uranus)
 * Typhon (son by Tartarus)
 * Nereus (son by Pontus)
 * Thaumas (son by Pontus)
 * Phorcys (son by Pontus)
 * Ceto (daughter by Pontus)
 * Eurybia (daughter by Pontus)
 * Charybdis (daughter by Poseidon)
 * Dysaules (son)
 * Cyprian Centaurs (children by Zeus)
 * Dolus (son by Aether)
 * Lyssa (daughter by Aether)
 * Penthus (son by Aether)
 * Poena (daughter by Aether)
 * Aergia (daughter by Aether)
 * Tityus (son)
 * Argus Panoptes (son)
 * Antaeus (son by Poseidon)
 * The Laestrygones (sons by Poseidon)
 * The Gegenees (sons)
 * Alpus (son)
 * Syceus (son)
 * Damasen (son)
 * Anax (son)
 * Hyllus (son)
 * Python (son)
 * The Nemean Dragon (child)
 * The Stygian Bull (child)
 * Scorpius (child)
 * Erichthonius (son by Hephaestus)