Mother Earth - Definition and Overview

• Mother Earth is a common metaphorical expression for the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and sustainer of life.
• Mother Earth was also one of Slavic deities.
• In many Neo-Pagan and Wiccan traditions, Mother Earth is seen as the Goddess, with the Horned God as her consort (and sometimes son). The idea of the Earth as a deity was and is also prominent in many pagan religions.
• Mother Earth is also the title of a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov.
• Mother Earth was a magazine founded by anarchist Emma Goldman.
• Mother Earth is an album by the goth metal band Within Temptation.

See also

• Gaia theory
• Gaia philosophy
• Environmentalism
• Mother Goddess