Gaia, known as [[Earth]] or Mother Earth (the Greek common noun for "land" is ge or ga). She was an early earth goddess and it is written that Gaia was born from [[Chaos]], the great void of emptiness within the [[universe]], and with her came [[Eros]]. She gave birth to Pontus (the Sea) and Uranus (the Sky). This was achieved parthenogenetically (without male intervention). Other versions say that Gaia had as siblings [[Tartarus]] (the lowest part of the earth, below [[Hades]] itself) and [[Eros]], and without a mate, gave birth to [[Uranus]] (Sky), [[Ourea]] (Mountains) and [[Pontus]] (Sea).