Gaia
Pronunciation: /ˈgʌɪə/
- 1 (also Gaea, Ge) Greek Mythology the Earth personified as a goddess, daughter of Chaos. She was the mother and wife of Uranus (Heaven); their offspring included the Titans and the Cyclops.
- 2the earth viewed as a vast self-regulating organism (see Gaia hypothesis).
Origin:
Greek, 'Earth'. Gaia (sense 2) was coined by James Lovelock, at the suggestion of the writer William Golding