Gaia

Sometimes, people get confused with Demeter and Gaia. They believe that they are the same Goddess. Demeter is newer than Gaia. Their names are connected but not their powers.

Gaia is the general Goddess of the earth. She grows everything, good or bad. She raised Gods and Titas, Demons, Monsters... She loves all of her children. Gaia makes weed grow and trees too. There is no seperation. The worship of Gaia was spread in all over Hellas in ancient times, but she had general characteristics and shape.

Demeter on the other hand is in charge of the upper levels of soil. She rules agriculture, she gives food to people, medical plants, animals etc. She taught humans how to work with animals and how to cultivate, how to behave and how they can organize societies.Demeter also, healed her followers.

Demeter cares about humans, about life and she wants humans to be happy. She also worries about the fear of death of humans. Demeter and Persephone bring hope, life and wellness.

Image: Anselm Feuerbach: Gaea (1875). Ceiling painting, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna