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Tellus (Roman deity)

LC control no.no2017086883
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingTellus (Roman deity)
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Variant(s)Mother Earth (Roman deity)
Tayra (Roman deity)
Telo (Roman deity)
Telus (Roman deity)
Tera (Roman deity)
Terra Mater (Roman deity)
Terūsu (Roman deity)
Tellura (Roman deity)
特鲁斯 (Roman deity)
テルース (Roman deity)
טרה (Roman deity)
Терра (Roman deity)
Тера (Roman deity)
Теллура (Roman deity)
Теллус (Roman deity)
Тэлус (Roman deity)
تيرا (Roman deity)
See alsoGaia (Greek deity)
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Special noteNon-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found inARA PACIS AUGUSTAE (Rome) : East facade, with reliefs of Tellus & Roma, 1987.
Brill's new Pauly online, 30 June 2017 (Tellus; Roman goddess of the Earth; equivalent of Greek "Mother Earth" (Gaea); also identified with goddess Terra Mater)
Oxford classical dictionary, 1993: page 1480, under Tellus (Roman earth goddess, probably very old; "Terra" describes the element earth; "Tellus" is the name of its protecting deity; Terra mater is attested from 2nd century BC)
Wikipedia, 30 June 2017 (Tellus; Tellus Mater; Terra Mater; Mother Earth; Roman goddess of the earth; Greek counterpart = Gaia; her name among the Etruscans was Cel; other forms of name: تيرا ; Тэлус ; Тера ; טרה ; テルース ; Telo ; Теллус ; Терра ; Теллура ; Теллус ; 特鲁斯)
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