Mother Earth
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Mother Earth may refer to:
- Mother NatureMother NatureMother Nature is a common personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it in the form of the mother. Images of women representing mother earth, and mother nature, are timeless...
, a common metaphorical expression for the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and sustainer of life - Mother Earth (deity), a Slavic deity
- Gaia (mythology)Gaia (mythology)Gaia was the primordial Earth-goddess in ancient Greek religion. Gaia was the great mother of all: the heavenly gods and Titans were descended from her union with Uranus , the sea-gods from her union with Pontus , the Giants from her mating with Tartarus and mortal creatures were sprung or born...
, the Greek mythological goddess personifying the earth - Terra (mythology)Terra (mythology)Terra or Tellus was a goddess personifying the Earth in Roman mythology. The names Terra Mater and Tellus Mater both mean "Mother Earth" in Latin; Mater is an honorific title also bestowed on other goddesses...
, the Roman mythological goddess personifying the ground - Mother goddessMother goddessMother goddess is a term used to refer to a goddess who represents motherhood, fertility, creation or embodies the bounty of the Earth. When equated with the Earth or the natural world such goddesses are sometimes referred to as Mother Earth or as the Earth Mother.Many different goddesses have...
, the Earth Mother - Mother Earth (novelette), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov
- Mother Earth (magazine)Mother Earth (magazine)Mother Earth was an anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature," edited by Emma Goldman. Alexander Berkman, another well-known anarchist, was the magazine's editor from 1907 to 1915...
magazine founded by anarchist Emma Goldman - Mother Earth (journal)Mother Earth (journal)This version of Mother Earth was an anarchist periodical aimed at bringing up progressive issues, and discuss these. It was in circulation among people in the radical community in the United States from 1933 - 1934....
journal published by anarchists John G. Scott and Jo Ann Wheeler - Mother Earth Journal published by Native American environmental journalist Terri Crawford HansenTerri Crawford HansenTerri Crawford Hansen is a Native American journalist who focuses on environmental and scientific issues affecting North American tribal and worldwide indigenous communities...
- "Mother Earth" (The Green Green Grass)Mother Earth (The Green Green Grass)"Mother Earth" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, The Green Green Grass. It was first screened on 6 October 2006, as the fourth episode of series two.-Synopsis:...
, an episode of the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass - Mother Earth (album)Mother Earth (album)Mother Earth is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation. Originally released on December 4, 2000 in the Netherlands, and August 21, 2001 in other parts of Europe, it quickly became a success in the band's heartland, reaching platinum status in the Netherlands...
, by the symphonic metal band Within Temptation- Mother Earth (Within Temptation song)Mother Earth (Within Temptation song)"Mother Earth" is the third single of Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their second studio album, Mother Earth. The song peaked at #14 on the Germany Singles Top 100....
, the title track from said album
- Mother Earth (Within Temptation song)
- "Mother Earth" (Underworld song)
- "Mother Earth" (Memphis Slim song)
- Mother Earth (band)Mother Earth (band)Mother Earth was an American blues rock band from California, fronted by Tracy Nelson.Nelson, who hailed from Madison, Wisconsin, began her career as a solo artist, but formed the Mother Earth ensemble after moving to San Francisco...
, American band formed in the late 1960s with Tracy Nelson as vocalist - Mother Earth (UK Band)Mother Earth (UK band)Mother Earth were a three-piece acid jazz outfit based in London, comprising Matt Deighton on guitar and vocals, Bryn Barklam on Hammond Organ and Neil Corcoran on bass...
, UK band formed in the 1990s, part of the acid jazz movement - Per List of compositions by David Maslanka, "Mother Earth - a Fanfare", a piece for wind ensemble
- "The Mother Earth", the 2009 Malayalam film "Boomi MalayalamBoomi MalayalamBoomi Malayalam is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by T. V. Chandran. The film features Suresh Gopi in a dual role along with Nedumudi Venu, Samvrutha Sunil and other actors....
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See also
- EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalismEnvironmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
- Gaia hypothesisGaia hypothesisThe Gaia hypothesis, also known as Gaia theory or Gaia principle, proposes that all organisms and their inorganic surroundings on Earth are closely integrated to form a single and self-regulating complex system, maintaining the conditions for life on the planet.The scientific investigation of the...
- Gaia philosophyGaia philosophyGaia philosophy is a broadly inclusive term for related concepts that living organisms on a planet will affect the nature of their environment in order to make the environment more suitable for life. This set of theories holds that all organisms on an extraterrestrial life-giving planet regulate...
- Mother GoddessMother goddessMother goddess is a term used to refer to a goddess who represents motherhood, fertility, creation or embodies the bounty of the Earth. When equated with the Earth or the natural world such goddesses are sometimes referred to as Mother Earth or as the Earth Mother.Many different goddesses have...
- ÖtükenÖtükenÖtüken Old Turkic: , Ötüken yïš, , Mount Ötüken, 於都斤山, Linghu Defen, Book of Zhou, Vol. 50, Li Dashi, Li Yanshou, History of Northern Dynasties, Vol. 9, 都尉揵山, Liu Xu etc, Book of Tang, Vol. 199-II, 烏德鞬山/乌德鞬山, Ouyang Xiu etc, New Book of Tang, Vol. 93, 都斤山, Yan Shigu, Kong Yingda etc, Book of Sui,...