GAIA

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'Gaia' or 'Gaea' derives from the Greek words Ge (γη) = Earth (Pelasgian), and
★ aia (αια) = grandmother (PIE). Thus, Gaia (γαια) can refer to any one of the following:

★ Gaia, a goddess from Greek mythology; also Terra or Tellus, her equivalent in Roman mythology, and Ki, her equivalent in Sumerian mythology

★ Gaia hypothesis - an ecological hypothesis that proposes that living and nonliving parts of the earth are viewed as a complex interacting system that can be thought of as a single organism

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★ Gaia's Revenge - futures studies forecast about unintended consequences of brewing climate storms

★ Gaia philosophy, a set of philosophical views based on ecosystems and the concept of a "living planet"

★ Gaia Movement - international network of groups drawing inspiration from the Gaia hypothesis
'Fiction':

★ Gaia (Foundation universe), a fictional planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series and where all animals, plants, and even inanimate matter are telepathically connected, forming a single sentient planet-wide entity

★ Gaea trilogy, a trilogy of science fiction novels by John Varley

★ Gaia Gear, a science-fiction novel written by Yoshiyuki Tomino, based on the ''Gundam'' metaseries

★ ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam, a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime ''Gundam'' metaseries

★ Gaia (comics), a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Universe (an alien mutant and former member of Generation X)

★ Gaea (comics), a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Universe (Goddess of the Earth)

★ Gaia, Rogue Champion, a character in the PlayStation game ''Battle Arena Toshinden''

★ ''Illusion of Gaia'', the second title in the ''Soul Blazer'' series of video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System

★ Ultraman Gaia.

★ Gaia is also the name of the planet in several ''Final Fantasy'' games, such as ''Final Fantasy VII'' and ''Final Fantasy IX'', and is the name of 'Earth's spirit' in the movie ''

★ Gaia (DC comics), a goddess from DC's ''Green Lantern'' comics

★ Gaia (My Gaia), a shojo-ai manga comic by chuu

★ Gaea (Escaflowne), the fictional planet where the anime ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' takes place

★ Gaia (World of Darkness) is the god that created the Garou (werewolves) to defend the planet against the human race

★ Gaea, the Incarnation of Nature in Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality book series

★ Gaea, a fictional island off the coast of Portugal in Madeleine L'Engle's novel ''The Arm of the Starfish''

★ Gaia-class worlds are perfect for human life in games like ''Master of Orion'' and ''.

★ Gaia, the heroine of series fearless by ''Franicine Pascal''

★ Gaia, the spirit of Earth in the animated television series Captain Planet

★ Gaia, the Fierce Knight, duel monsters card from anime series ''Yu-Gi-Oh!''
'Astronomy':

★ Gaia probe, a space astronomy mission due for launch in 2011 by the European Space Agency

★ Gaea (crater), a crater on Amalthea (Jupiter's third moon)

★ 1184 Gaea, an asteroid
'Music':

★ Gaia is a pseudonym of the DJ Armin Van Buuren

★ Gaia is an album and song by Valensia

★ Martyrdom: Ruin of Gaia is a song by the metal band At The Throne of Judgment

★ Gaia (1995 EP) is an album by the Swedish band Tiamat

★ Gaia (1994 album), an album by Olivia Newton-John

★ Gaia (album), an album by Mägo de Oz

★ Gaia (song), a song by The Devin Townsend Band

★ ''Gaia'', a song by James Taylor; 1997 album Hourglass

★ Gaia (American band), An American, female-fronted progressive metal band.

★ Gaia (Swedish band), a Swedish alternative heavy-rock band

★ Gaia (British band), a Yorkshire (Barnsley) rock band

★ Gaya (band), an Israeli band

★ the Gaia (Japanese band), a Japanese hardcore punk band

★ Gaia (GTO album), an album by rock band Grasshopper Takeover
'Places':

★ La Fountae de Gaia, in the center of the main Piazza of Siena, around which the traditional horse-race, the Palio, runs every summer.

★ Vila Nova de Gaia, a city in Portugal

★ GAIA, the acronym for the Grantley Adams International Airport located in ''Barbados.''

★ Gaià, a river in Catalonia, Spain

★ Gaia (Havana), an arts center in Havana, Cuba
'Gaia' may also refer to:

★ GAIA Contractors Inc.. GAIA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Golder Associates Ltd, one of the largest employee-owned earth sciences and environmental services companies in the world. Thanks to its dynamic management structure and to the quality of its workplace, Golder is one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada.

★ Gaia (ship), a replica of the Viking Gokstad longship, voyaged from Norway to Washington D.C. in 1991

★ Gaia Ajax Web Widgets, a .NET based AJAX framework

★ Gaia Online, an Internet forum

★ Gaia (chess), a chess engine or computer program that can play chess

★ Gaia (simulation software), Open 3D earth viewer with GPS support.[1]

★ GAEA Japan, a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion

★ Gaia (company), a Japanese video game developer

★ GAIA Paddlesports, an American company that manufactures outdoor products

★ Gaia Trafikk, the largest public transport company in Bergen, Norway

★ GAIA (clothing), a brand of ultimate frisbee specific sportswear made by GAIA Ultimate Sports, Inc. [2]

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★ Gaya (disambiguation)