Gaia is the goddess of...

• A. the sea
• B. the earth
• C. the heavens
• D. war

Answer: (B)

This question tests knowledge of mythological domains, specifically Gaia as the earth goddess. In Greek myth, Gaia is the personification and goddess of the earth—the land that supports life and underlies the world. She is often described as the primal mother of all things, embodying the ground itself. She isn’t the sea deity—that role belongs to Poseidon, god of the sea. She isn’t associated with the heavens—the sky is the realm of the sky gods, such as Uranus in earlier myths (and Zeus as ruler of the sky). She isn’t a war goddess—that would be Ares. So Gaia’s domain is the earth.