earth-goddess
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of earth-goddess
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Her earth-goddess magical powers make her a formidable ally, though she isn’t only that.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022
All of which makes her sound like some kind of free-love, earth-goddess hippy.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2016
With a towering headwrap that's both vaguely African and vaguely Dr. Seussian, her slender form decked out in earth-goddess colors, she looks like nobody else in popular music.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Gondhalis are the village priests of Devi, the earth-goddess, who is also frequently the tutelary goddess of the village.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
Both μέλαινα and ἐρινύς, according to Farnell, are epithets of Demeter as an earth-goddess of the under-world.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
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