Gaia (disambiguation) facts for kids

Gaia (also spelled Gaea) is a very old goddess from Greek mythology. She is seen as the personification of the Earth itself. Imagine the Earth as a living being – that's Gaia!

The name Gaia or Gaea can also refer to many other things. Let's explore some of them!

Gaia in Our Environment

• Gaia hypothesis: This idea suggests that all living things on Earth, and even the non-living parts like rocks and air, work together like a giant, self-regulating system. It's like Earth is a super-organism that keeps itself stable.
• Gaia philosophy: This concept believes that living organisms can actually make their environment better. It's about how life improves the planet.
• Gaianism: This is a spiritual belief system where Earth, or Gaia, is seen as a sacred living being.

Gaia in Science and Technology

• Gaea (crater): This is the name of a crater found on Amalthea, which is one of the moons orbiting the planet Jupiter.
• 1184 Gaea: This is a small planet, also known as a minor planet, that travels in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
• Early Earth: Sometimes, scientists use "Gaia" as another name for the early Earth, especially when talking about how life first began and changed the planet.
• Gaia spacecraft: This is a special space mission launched by Europe in 2013. Its job is to map the stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, with incredible accuracy.
  • Gaia catalogues: The Gaia spacecraft has created several huge lists, or catalogues, of stars. These lists help scientists understand the universe better.
• Firefox OS: Gaia was the name for the user interface of Firefox OS, which was a mobile operating system.
• GAIA (Google): This is a system used by Google for signing in and managing user profiles.

Gaia in Movies and TV Shows

• Gaia (Rome character): A character in the historical TV show Rome, which was about ancient Roman times.
• Ultraman Gaia: A superhero character from a Japanese TV series called Ultraman Gaia.
• Gaea (The Vision of Escaflowne): A planet featured in the anime TV series The Vision of Escaflowne.
• Gaia (Spartacus: Gods of the Arena): A character in the drama TV series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.
• Gaia (Captain Planet): The spirit of Earth in the popular animated TV series Captain Planet and the Planeteers. She helps young heroes protect the environment.
• Gaia (Edge of Darkness): The spirit of Earth also appeared in the British TV series Edge of Darkness.
• Gaia (film): A horror thriller movie from South Africa, released in 2021.

Gaia in Video Games

• GAIA (Outcast): This stands for "Game Artificial Intelligence with Agents." It was an engine used in the video game Outcast to make the characters act smartly.
• GAIA (Horizon Zero Dawn): A very advanced artificial intelligence (A.I.) character in the popular video game Horizon Zero Dawn.
• Gaia (Final Fantasy VII): This is the name of a fictional world in the famous video game Final Fantasy VII.
• Gaia (cancelled game): A video game that was being developed by Electronic Arts' Motive Studios, but it was later cancelled.

Places Named Gaia

• Grantley Adams International Airport: This is an airport located in Barbados.
• Vila Nova de Gaia: A city and municipality in the northern part of Portugal.
• Gaia River: A river found in Romania.
• Gaia (village in Romania): A small village located in the Murgași Commune, Dolj County, Romania.
• Gaià River: A river in Catalonia, a region in Spain.
• Gaià (village in Catalonia): A village also located in Catalonia, Spain.
• Gaia (Echinades islands): One of the Echinades islands in the Ionian Sea, sometimes also called Sofia.
• Gaia (rock climbing route): A famous rock climbing route at a place called Black Rocks in Derbyshire, UK.

Gaia in Books and Stories

• Gaea trilogy: A series of science-fiction novels written by John Varley.
• Gaia Gear: A series of five novels created by Yoshiyuki Tomino.
• GAIA (journal): An academic journal that focuses on environmental issues and how to live sustainably.
• Gaia Moore: The main hero of the teen-novel series Fearless by Francine Pascal.
• Gaean Reach: A made-up region in space that appears in the books by author Jack Vance.
• Gaea (The Arm of the Starfish): An island in the young-adult novel The Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle.
• Gaea (Anthem): A character in the short dystopian novel Anthem by Ayn Rand.
• Gaea (The Heroes of Olympus): A character in the fictional novel series The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan, based on Greek myths.
• Gaia (Gone series): A supernatural creature, also known as a gaiaphage, in the novel series Gone by Michael Grant.
• Gaia Girls: An environmental fantasy book series for children by Lee Welles.
• Gaia (comic): A fantasy comic by Oliver Knörzer and Puri Andini, found on their Sandra and Woo website.

Gaia in Music

• GAIA Chamber Music Festival: A music festival held in Thun, Switzerland.
• SH-01 GAIA: A type of synthesizer, which is an electronic musical instrument, made by Roland Corporation.
• Gaia (band): A music project that creates trance music, started by the famous DJ Armin van Buuren.

Albums Named Gaia

• Gaia (2002): An album by the Japanese rock band Janne Da Arc.
• Gaia (1994): An EP (a shorter album) by the Swedish metal band Tiamat.
• Gaia (2003): An album by the band Mägo de Oz.
• Gaia (1988): An album by the musician Marilyn Crispell.
• Gaia: One Woman's Journey (1994): An album by the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John.
• Gaia-Onbashira (1998): An album by the Japanese New Age musician Kitarō.
• GAIA (2003): An album by the musician Alan Simon.
• GAIA (2020): An album by Blank Banshee.

Songs Named Gaia

• "Gaia": A song from the album Fireships (1993) by English singer Peter Hammill.
• "Gaia": A song from the album Gaia-Onbashira (1998) by Japanese New Age musician Kitarō.
• "Gaia": A song from the album Hourglass (1997) by American singer James Taylor.
• "Gaia": A song from the album Omnium Gatherum (2022) by the Australian band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
• "Gaea": A song from the album So Early in the Spring (1989) by the British band Pentangle.
• "Gaia": A song from the album Synchestra (2006) by Canadian musician Devin Townsend.
• "Gaia": A song from the album Valensia (1993) by Dutch singer Valensia.
• "Gaia": A song from the album Wildhoney (1994) by the Swedish metal band Tiamat.

Organisations and Companies Named Gaia

• Gaia (arts venue): An arts center located in Havana, Cuba.
• Gaia Earth Sciences: A company that provides services for oilfields.
• Gaia, Inc.: An online video subscription service, previously known as Gaiam.
• Gaea Japan: A wrestling promotion in Japan that closed in 2005.
• GAIA locomotive: The name of a former company in Argentina that built locomotives (train engines).
• Gaia Foundation: An organization that works to promote sustainable development, which means meeting our needs without harming future generations.
• Gaia Movement USA: A charity organization based in the USA.
• Gaia Online: A popular social networking website.
• Gaia Trafikk: A former company in Norway.

People Named Gaia

Given Name

• Gaia (singer): An Italian singer.
• Gaia (artist): An American street artist.
• Gaea Schell: A talented pianist, composer, and singer.
• Gaia Germani (born 1942): An Italian actress.
• Gaia Cauchi (born 2002): A singer from Malta.
• Gaia Vince: A British journalist, broadcaster, and author of non-fiction books.
• Gaia Weiss (born 1991): A French actress and model.

Surname

• Brian Gaia (born 1994): An American football player.
• Michele Gaia (born 1985): An Italian cyclist.
• Santos Gaia (born 1978): A Brazilian footballer.

Other Uses of Gaia

• Armin van Buuren (born 1976): A famous DJ who sometimes uses the name Gaia as a pseudonym (a different name).
• Gaia (chimpanzee): The name of a chimpanzee.
• Toyota Gaia: A type of multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) made by Toyota.
• Gaia the Fierce Knight: A card in the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.
• Gaia (spaceship): The name of a spaceship from the science fiction novel The Magellanic Cloud by Stanisław Lem.
• Gaia (Jerram): A large art installation created by Luke Jerram in 2018, often showing a giant globe of the Earth.

See also

• Gai (disambiguation)
• Gaia (comics)
• Gaja (disambiguation)
• Gaya (disambiguation)
• Kaia (disambiguation)
• Gaian (disambiguation)