earth-goddess

or earth god·dess

[ urth-god-is ]

noun

1. a goddess of fertility and vegetation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of earth-goddess¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Her earth-goddess magical powers make her a formidable ally, though she isn’t only that.

From New York Times

All of which makes her sound like some kind of free-love, earth-goddess hippy.

From The Guardian

The sacred marriage, therefore, though connected with vegetation at the Daedala, was not necessarily a vegetation-charm in its origin; consequently, it does not prove that Hera was an earth-goddess or tree-spirit.

From Project Gutenberg

Siegfried and Brunhild, in this way, have been thought to embody, at the beginning, the nature-myth of the awakening earth-goddess from the sleep of winter at the reanimating touch of summer.

From Project Gutenberg

The very name “Demeter” and the study of other Aryan religions prove the prominence of the worship of the earth-goddess in our own family of the nations.

From Project Gutenberg