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Terra (mythology)
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Terra Mater or Tellus Mater was a goddess worshiped from ancient times in the city of Rome. She was the goddess of the earth, and the names Terra Mater and Tellus Mater both mean "Mother Earth" in Latin. (The honorific title Mater was given to many Roman goddesses.) Romans appealed to her over earthquakes; Tellus was also associated with marriage, motherhood, pregnant women, and pregnant animals. She was also responsible for the productivity of farmland, along with the grain goddess Ceres.
A festival for Tellus was held on April 15; it was called the Fordicia or Hordicidia. Pregnant cows were sacrificed.
Her Greek counterpart is Gaia, and as such, she was said to be the mother of Fama, the goddess of fame and rumor.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terra Mater or Tellus Mater was a goddess worshiped from ancient times in the city of Rome. She was the goddess of the earth, and the names Terra Mater and Tellus Mater both mean "Mother Earth" in Latin. (The honorific title Mater was given to many Roman goddesses.) Romans appealed to her over earthquakes; Tellus was also associated with marriage, motherhood, pregnant women, and pregnant animals. She was also responsible for the productivity of farmland, along with the grain goddess Ceres.
A festival for Tellus was held on April 15; it was called the Fordicia or Hordicidia. Pregnant cows were sacrificed.
Her Greek counterpart is Gaia, and as such, she was said to be the mother of Fama, the goddess of fame and rumor.