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Gaia Blessing Earth 8 1/4 |
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Oldest of the Old. Deep-Breasted One.
The Mother Goddess archetype, enthroned, dates to at least 6500 BCE. The Greeks venerated her as Gaia, "the Deep-Breasted One, Oldest of the Old," and dedicated the Erechtheion, a temple adjoining the Parthenon at Athens, to this regal image.
Gaia creates all things terrestrial, so we have added an Earth globe (removable) to her embrace. Her sphinx-like human-headed lions symbolize Gaia's role as Alpha and Omega.
[Greek, 7th cent. BCE]
8 1/4" resin statue, green verdigris color finish. #GBE
see also Greek/Roman items
see also Middle Eastern items
terra, earth goddess, Gaia statue, globe statue, mother earth, mother goddess, goddess statue, altar statue
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