Terra

personification of the Earth in ancient Roman religion and mythology
Person roman_deity Q270867
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Terra

Summary

Terra is a Roman deity[1]. She draws 3,864 Wikipedia views per month (roman_deity category, ranking #20 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • Terra's father was Aether[3].
  • Terra's mother was Dies[4].
  • Among Terra's spouses was Caelus[5].
  • A child of Terra was Ops[6].
  • A child of Terra was Fama[7].
  • A child of Terra was Saturn[8].
  • Terra is recorded as female[9].
  • Terra's instance of is recorded as Roman deity[10].
  • Terra's instance of is recorded as earth deity[11].
  • Terra's Commons category is recorded as Tellus[12].
  • Terra's said to be the same as is recorded as Gaia[13].
  • Terra's said to be the same as is recorded as Mat Zemlya[14].
  • Terra's said to be the same as is recorded as Mother Nature[15].
  • Terra's worshipped by is recorded as ancient Roman religion[16].
  • Terra's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Terra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Terra's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19].
  • Terra's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Tellus Mater'}[20].
  • Terra's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Terra Mater'}[21].
  • Terra's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Tellus'}[22].
  • Terra's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Terra'}[23].
  • Terra's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Terra'}[24].
  • Terra's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Tellus'}[25].
  • Terra's different from is recorded as Tellus[26].
  • Terra's domain of saint or deity is recorded as Earth[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Terra's father was Aether[3]. Her mother was Dies[4].

Personal Life

Among Terra's spouses was Caelus[5]. Children include Ops[6], a goddess[28]; Fama[7], a Roman deity[29]; and Saturn[8], a time and fate deity[30].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Terra include tellurium[31], a chemical element[32].

Why It Matters

Terra draws 3,864 Wikipedia views per month (roman_deity category, ranking #20 of 144).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for her include tellurium[31], a chemical element[32].

FAQs

Who were Terra's parents?

Terra's father was Aether[3]. Terra's mother was Dies[4].

Who was Terra married to?

Terra's spouses include Caelus[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1211126366
    P14750 → FBC7-2757-FCDE-D2DA-188A
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: FBC7-2757-FCDE-D2DA-188A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  2. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 7835150033008811180002
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P214]]: 16159105107806400682"
  3. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon
    Said to be the same as → Gaia, Mat Zemlya, Mother Nature
    Father → Aether
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 6270, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107288218|Tellus (#107288218)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]"
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