Mother Goddesses have been worshipped since ancient times. They have been known to many cultures as the Great Mother, the Virgin Mother, Gaia, Demeter, Tellus, Kali, Cihuacoati, Cybele, and Isis. Gaia is the oldest Goddess of them all, as she shaped the Prehistoric and Neolithic eras on Earth. In the beginning, the Earth was not such a beautiful place to be. It was a stagnant and void planet. Then Gaia got to work, and created a most beautiful planet. One full of pure, fresh, and unique life.

According to Greek mythology, Gaia was the first of the Gods. It was understood that she arrived independently out of Chaos to become Mother Earth. She was to become known as the Mother of all living things, including the Earth, the Gods, and the elements that govern our existence. The Romans referred to her as Gaea, and they too believed that every single thing created in the Universe was a result of the great Mother Earth.

According to legend, Gaia gave birth to the sky itself, and to the first of the Gods, Uranus, the God of the Sky and Heavens. Since they were the only two at the time, Gaia and Uranus became partners and bore many children. Their first born were the twelve Titans, six boys and six girls in all. They were to become renowned in history for their size, their strength, and their amazing ability to defy forces of gigantic proportions. The most recognized of all the Titans were Cronus (aka Saturn) and Rhea, another Earth Goddess. Cronos was the youngest of the male Titans, who grew to despise his father Uranus for his forcefulness toward his mother.

Uranus and Gaia continued to bear more offspring including the one eyed giants, the Cyclopes, and then the ugly Hecatonchires, each born with fifty heads and one hundred hands. Uranus could not bear looking at his imperfect offspring, so he held the Cyclopes and the Hecatonchires in darkness so no one would ever see them. This caused major distress to Gaia's motherly instincts, so she decided to make a sickle out of flint to stop Uranus and his evil ways. Only Cronus accepted the order she directed to all of her Titan children. When Uranus next attempted to satisfy his sexual desires with Gaia, their son, Cronus, cut off his testicles in order to stop him. When Cronus threw his testicles into the sea, Aphrodite was created, from the blood and bodily fluids that bled from Uranus. Her task had been performed, and Uranus was effectively banished from Earth to the skies. The Titans then released the Cyclopes and the Hecatonchires, and awarded Cronus the Kingship which marked the start of a Golden Age.

Gaia did not believe in marriage. Her priority was to devote herself to her children, of which she was especially supportive of the rebellious ones. She continued to bring forth many more Gods and Goddesses with other partners, including the monstrous Typhon, and the twenty four Giants. Gaia was soon to bear more offspring, including the powerful Erinyes, the Goddesses who ensured justice was served to all evil doers.

As the generations went by, Gaia was to become less influential. The powerful male God, her grandson, Zeus, and his Olympians had taken control. She was considered too old to be of much service in the new age of the Gods. With all her wisdom, one would have thought the smart male God would have sought more council, yet the state of the Earth was no longer the high priority which Gaia had always insisted. The Earth had lost its greatest supporter and voice, it Mothers!

Gaia represented the fertility and nutrition for Earth to exist and grow. All she wished for was a universal respect for every aspect of Earth. She adamantly considered all life on her beautiful planet to be sacred! Even today, the most important person in a life to be loving, respectful, and supportive towards, are the Mothers of Earth. They give us life, unyielding love, nurturing, and compassion after all!