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Gaia, also spelled as Gaea, Gaļa, or Ge, is a Greek and Roman goddess,
also known as the Earth Mother.
Unlike Zeus, a roving nomad god of the open sky, Gaia was manifest in enclosed
spaces: the house, the courtyard, the womb, the cave. Her sacred animals are
the serpent, the lunar bull, the pig, and bees. In her hand the narcotic poppy
may be transmuted to a pomegranate.
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Aeolus (or Aiolos, Αἴολος) in Greek Mythology was the Keeper of the
Winds. He was also called Astraeus ("starry"). By some accounts, Aeolus
("earth-destroyer") was married to Eos, the goddess of the dawn. According to
this account, their four children among many, were the four winds.
He let the winds out at appropriate strengths and directions according to the
whims of the higher gods. He lived on the floating island of Aiolia and was
visited by Odysseus and his crew in the Odyssey. He gave hospitality for a
month and provided for a west wind to carry them home. Unfortunately he also
provided a gift of a bag containing each of the four winds, which Odysseus'
crew members opened just before their home was reached. They were blown back
to Aiolia, where Aeolus refused to provide any further help.
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