earth-goddess

or earth god·dess

[ urth-god-is ]

/ ˈɜrθˌgɒd ɪs /

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noun

a goddess of fertility and vegetation.

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Origin of earth-goddess

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby earth-goddess

Earth Day, earthen, earthenware, Earth, evolution of, earth-god, earth-goddess, earth-grazer, earth inductor compass, earthlight, earthling, earth lodge

How to use earth-goddess in a sentence

To draw from a child caught unawares the force and the brooding love of an Earth-Goddess.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
There can be little doubt however that both he and his son have inherited the attributes of an ancient earth-goddess.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick
Arianrhod, wife and sister of Gwydion, is perhaps an earth-goddess, but her significance is obscure.
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence
The Gondhalis are the village priests of Devi, the earth-goddess, who is also frequently the tutelary goddess of the village.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell

The earth-goddess is not banished, but remains as consort of the male divinity.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler