Though not as popular as the Olympian gods of Greek mythology, Gaea was still revered for her role as "Mother Nature." Etymologically, Gaea is a compound word of "Ge," meaning " Earth" and "Aia" meaning "grandmother" (In modern English, the root "Ge" still relates to terms such as geography (Ge/graphos = writing about Earth) and geology (Ge/logos = words about the Earth) displaying an ancient connection to the term Gaea).
Gaea (variant spelling Gaia) is a Greek goddess personifying the Earth.