Since the beginning of time people around the world have felt a deeply spiritual connection with the Earth. "Earth Mother," "Mother Earth," and "Mother Nature" figure prominently in both ancient and modern religions. Below are links to just a handful of creation myths as well as descriptions of Earth gods and godesses from many different cultures:

Africa Return to the top	King's Crown: Nigeria URL: http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/artbytheme/kingscrown_story.html Source: Minneapolois Institute of Art: World Myths and Legends in Art
Americas Return to the top	The Origin of Earth URL: http://www.indigenouspeople.net/origeart.htm Source: Indigenous People's Literature: Stories: Stories/Myths/Legends: Creation/Migration/Origin In the Beginning URL: http://www.indigenouspeople.net/beginnin.htm Source: Indigenous People's Literature: Stories: Stories/Myths/Legends: Creation/Migration/Origin Grandmother's Creation Story URL: http://www.indigenouspeople.net/whitwolf.htm Source: Indigenous People's Literature: Stories: Stories/Myths/Legends: Creation/Migration/Origin Atabey URL: http://www.hranajanto.com/GoddessGallery/atabey.html Source: Hrana Janto's Goddess Gallery Ketoh Wrist guard (Navajo) http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/artbytheme/ketoh_story.html Source: Minneapolois Institute of Art: World Myths and Legends in Art
Asia Return to the top	Bhu-Devi (Hindu) URL: http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/nies/7.html Source: AsianArt.com Isis (Ancient Egypt) URL: http://www.hranajanto.com/goddessgallery/isis.html Source: Hrana Janto's Goddess Gallery
Europe Return to the top	Venus of Willendorf (Prehistoric) URL: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/willendorf/willendorfgoddess.html Source: Sweet Briar College: Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe Gaea: Mother Earth and Her Children (Ancient Greece) URL: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/mmarassa/mythology/motherearth.html Source: University of Illinois College of Education: Learning Resource Server: Edison Middle School: Mr. Marassa's Greek Mythology Course Ertha, the Germanic Earth Goddess URL: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/ertha.html Source: University of Pittsburgh, Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts Hertha Lake URL: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/hertha.html Source: University of Pittsburgh, Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts Demeter/Ceres (Ancient Greece) URL: http://www.hranajanto.com/goddessgallery/demeter.html Source: Hrana Janto's Goddess Gallery Hecate (Ancient Greece) URL: http://www.hranajanto.com/goddessgallery/hecate.html Source: Hrana Janto's Goddess Gallery
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