Explore Myths about Earth
Thousands of years ago, Geb was worshipped in lower Egypt as the earth god. Geb was depicted ...
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Coatlicue, whose name means "Serpent Skirt," was the Earth goddess of life and death in the ...
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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 personified the Earth. Incas ruled Peru from ...
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The Maya believed the Earth was flat with four corners. Each corner represented a cardinal ...
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According to the Maori people of New Zealand, Rangi was the Sky Father and his wife was the ...
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Midgard is the realm where humans live, the Earth. It was created when the 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?
Do you know what the gods
Re,
Tonatiuh, and
Shamash all have in common?
Did you know that Zephyr was the Greek god of the west wind?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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LithospherexLithosphere : The lithosphere is the outer solid part of the earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle.
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Research Highlights
A team of researchers from the Sea Education Association (SEA), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and the University of Hawaii (UH) has conducted a study of plastic debris in the ocean based...
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