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Gaea

by Lyn-Purcell

* *Born in chaos dawn Led by her defiant heart Rise to conquer plains * *
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Written by
Lyn-Purcell
28 / F / United Kingdom
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Written by
Lyn-Purcell
28 / F / United Kingdom
Published
Aug 16, 2020
Time
2m
Notes

New day, new haiku!

Still not feeling 100%, but I'm getting there.

This one is for Gaia, Mother Earth, wife and mother of Ouranos (Father Sky to her Mother Earth) and mother to the Titans (which includes Kronos and Rhea).

History certainly has a way of repeating itself. Before Zeus rose against his father Kronos for the position of King of the Gods, Kronos did the same with Ouranous. Though he birthed children with Gaea, he reputedly hated them and sealed his Giant-children back in her womb. In an act of defiance, she rose against him and Kronos joined, for he loathed his father. When the battle was won, Kronos became King of the Gods...before the prophecy came to him that he too would be deposed by one of his offsprings. When this happened, Gaea sided with Zeus and helped him rise to Kingship.

Well, that was until he sealed her children in Tartaros after the war was won. When she tried to rise against Zeus, all her attempts failed.

I made referrence to Tartarus and the battles she fought with the first line

And Tartarus was seen as a pit that lies deep within the Earth (that was his body apparently and she gave birth to the Giants by mating with him).

Gaea too is a bit of a badass in my eyes for rising (and winning) against two Gods at least.

Nature always wins (reference to Poison Ivy hehe)

Anyway, thank you all for growing followers, I'm forever humbled and grateful for the support 🙏🌹💜

Here's the link for the growing collection:

https://hellopoetry.com/collection/132853/the-women-of-myth/

Be back tomorrow with another one!

Much love,

Lyn 💜

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