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 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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
Gathering his officers about him in the open space at the foot of the wall, about a hundred paces north of the pine-tree of the earth-goddess, he curtly issued swift commands.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
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