Gaia
Self-regulating planet theory
In Greek mythology, Gaia is the primordial goddess personifying Earth, mother of the Titans and grandmother of the Olympian gods.
The name gained scientific currency through the Gaia hypothesis, proposed by James Lovelock, which treats Earth's biosphere as a self-regulating organism.
Environmental and spiritual movements often invoke Gaia as a symbol of planetary consciousness: Gaia will restore balance. (Lowercase gaia is an uncommon variant spelling.)
Female primordial deity
- primordialExisting from the start
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- GreekOf Athenian origin
Theogony · Chaos · Uranus · Pontus · Rhea · Cronus · Tartarus · Giants
Ancestor or originator
- ancestressFemale from whom one descends
- matriarchFemale family leader
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- birthComing into the world
creation · nurturing · nourisher · maternal · Magna Mater · procreation · Terra · mother goddess
Greek sky god
- RheaGreek divine mother
- DemeterGreek agricultural deity
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
Hera · Athena · Apollo · Artemis · Persephone · Dionysus · Pan · Helios
Profound admiring respect
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- goddessFemale sacred being
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
Wicca · animism · pantheism · ritual · devotion · nature worship · divine feminine · neo-paganism
Range of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biosphereAll life on Earth
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
climate · habitat · biome · interconnection · symbiosis · balance · harmony · food web
Star-orbiting spherical body
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
- crustHard outer layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
- coreCentral essential portion
tectonics · lithosphere · atmosphere · hydrosphere · biosphere · continents · oceans · landforms
Unified colonial entity
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- feedbackReturned response data
- biotaRegional living organisms
cybernetics · planetary · interdependence · equilibrium · biosphere · climate regulation · biogeochemistry · emergence
Federal space exploration bureau
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- serversMachines providing network resources
- dataFacts for analysis
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
monitoring · environmental · sensors · climate modeling · global · infrastructure · SETI · citizen science
Titaness
Female primordial deity
- primordialExisting from the start
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
Greek · Theogony · Chaos · Uranus · Pontus · Rhea · Cronus · Tartarus · Giants · Erinyes
progenitor
Ancestor or originator
- ancestressFemale from whom one descends
- matriarchFemale family leader
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
birth · creation · nurturing · nourisher · maternal · Magna Mater · procreation · Terra · mother goddess · fecundity
Zeus
Greek sky god
Hades · Hera · Athena · Apollo · Artemis · Persephone · Dionysus · Pan · Helios · Selene
reverence
Profound admiring respect
paganism · Wicca · animism · pantheism · ritual · devotion · nature worship · divine feminine · neo-paganism · neopagan
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biosphereAll life on Earth
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
conservation · climate · habitat · biome · interconnection · symbiosis · balance · harmony · food web · flora
planet
Star-orbiting spherical body
core · tectonics · lithosphere · atmosphere · hydrosphere · biosphere · continents · oceans · landforms · soil
superorganism
Unified colonial entity
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- feedbackReturned response data
biota · cybernetics · planetary · interdependence · equilibrium · biosphere · climate regulation · biogeochemistry · emergence · resilience
NASA
Federal space exploration bureau
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- serversMachines providing network resources
- dataFacts for analysis
satellite · monitoring · environmental · sensors · climate modeling · global · infrastructure · SETI · citizen science