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Tellus
Tellus is a Latin word meaning "
Earth" and may refer to:
- Terra (mythology), the ancient Roman earth mother goddess
- Tellus of Athens, a citizen of ancient Athens who was thought to be the happiest of men
- An alternative name for the planet Earth, often used in the science fiction genre
- Tellus A (Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography), a scientific journal
- Tellus B (Chemical and Physical Meteorology), a scientific journal
- Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine, an extinct nonprofit audio art project now housed on the web at UbuWeb
- Tellus (comics), a comic book character and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Tellus Institute, a nonprofit research and policy organization committed to environmental sustainability and social equity
- Tellus, a fictional human colony in the TV series
- Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia
- IK Tellus, a sports club based in Tellusborg in Stockholm, Sweden
- Bematistes tellus, a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family
Tellus
Noun
1. (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea
(hypernym) Roman deity
(classification) Roman mythology
Tellus
[Roman] The Roman goddess of the earth, equated with the Greek goddess Gaia (Terra Mater) and also with the fertility goddess Ceres. Telles ("earth") had a temple on the Forum Pacis, built in 268 BCE. On her festival, the Fordicidia, held on April 15, cows (being with young) were sacrificed. On January 24 - 26 the Sementivae were held in honor of Tellus and Ceres and during these days they were called upon for protection of the seed and the sower. Fama was thought to be her daughter.
Terra
Terra or Tellus (Latin) Equivalent to the Greek Gaia or Ge, earth; mother of the titans by Coelus -- Ouranos or heaven. Terra is often used to designate our physical earth or its planetary chain. See also GAIA
tellus
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earth| ground; the earth; land| country
