Tellus

[ tel-uhs ]

nounClassical Mythology
  1. an ancient Roman goddess of the earth, marriage, and fertility, identified with the Greek goddess Gaia.

Origin of Tellus

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin tellūs “earth, the earth”

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Tellus

/ (ˈtɛləs) /


noun
  1. the Roman goddess of the earth; protectress of marriage, fertility, and the dead

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