Gaia

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Gaia (Guy-ah) or Gaea most commonly refers to Gaia (mythology), the primal Greek goddess of the earth.

Gaia may also refer to:

Contents 1 Earth and Solar System 2 Fiction 3 People 4 Music 5 Places 6 Miscellanea 7 See also

[edit] Earth and Solar System

• Gaea (crater), a crater on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter
• Gaia hypothesis, an ecological hypothesis that considers the Earth's ecosystem as a single organism
• Gaia mission, a European space mission due for launch in 2011
• Gaia Movement, an international network concerned for a more sustainable earth
• Gaia philosophy, a concept that living organisms on a planet will improve their environment

[edit] Fiction

• Gaia (Final Fantasy VII), the world where the game takes place
• Gaia (Final Fantasy IX), the world where the game takes place
• Gaia (Foundation universe), a planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
• Gaia (Marvel Comics), a character in Marvel Comics
• Gaea (Marvel Comics), a character in Marvel Comics
• Gaia (Grandia), an ancient massive creature that is being revived and used by evil hands to devour and destroy the whole planet
• Gaia Gear, a science-fiction story by Yoshiyuki Tomino
• Gaia, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series
• Gaea trilogy, three science fiction novels by John Varley
• ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam, a weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries
• Gaea (Escaflowne), the planet in the anime The Vision of Escaflowne
• Gaia Moore, the heroine of the Fearless novel series by Francine Pascal
• Ultraman Gaia, a Japanese TV show
• Gaia, a character in God of War II
• Gaia, the Earth spirit in the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
• Gaia, the spirit of Earth in the TV series Captain Planet and the Planeteers
• Gaians, a faction in the game Alpha Centauri
• Gaea, an island in the novel The Arm of the Starfish
• Gaia, an omnipotent goddess in the game E.V.O.: Search for Eden
• Dark Gaia, the name of the main villain in Sonic Unleashed
• Gaia, the name of the god of all life/protector of the main character in the SNES game Illusion of Gaia
• Gaea is also the name taken by Liberty 5-3000 in Ayn Rand's book Anthem

[edit] People

• Gaia, pseudonym of DJ Armin Van Buuren (born 1976)

[edit] Music

• Gaia (band), a Metal/Hardcore band from Brazil
• Gaia (album), an album by Mägo de Oz
• Banco de Gaia, an English electronic music band
• Gaia (Olivia Newton-John album), an album by Olivia Newton-John
• Gaia, an EP by the Swedish band Tiamat
• Gaia, an album by Valensia
• "Gaia", a song on Valensia's album Gaia
• "Gaia", a song by Japanese rock band Janne Da Arc
• "Gaia", a song by James Taylor on Hourglass (album)
• "Gaia", a song by Japanese musician Kitarō
• "Gaia", a song by Dutch hardstyle duo Noisecontrollers

[edit] Places

• Gaia (Havana), an arts center in Havana, Cuba
• Vila Nova de Gaia, a city in Portugal
• Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados

[edit] Miscellanea

• GAEA Japan, a wrestling promotion
• Gaia Online, a social networking website
• Gaia Power Technologies, a New York battery company
• Gaia Trafikk, a former Norwegian company
• Gaia (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee that was featured in several documentaries
• Gaea Armor, a feature of game Mega Man X5
• Toyota Gaia, a MPV sold only in Japan

[edit] See also

• Pangaea
• Gaya (disambiguation)

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