Dhéǵhōm
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Dheghom ( or ; lit. 'earth'), or '''''' (PIE: , lit. the 'Broad One'), is the reconstructed name of the Earth-goddess in the Proto-Indo-European mythology.
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- Name and etymology
- Epithets
- The Broad One
- Mother Earth
- Dark Earth
- Role
- Mating with the Sky Father
- Anatolian
- Indo-Iranian
- Graeco-Roman
- Norse
- Slavic
- Baltic
- Final dwelling of mortals
- Albanian
- Greek
- Baltic
- Slavic
- Indo-Aryan
- Evidence
- ''*Dʰéǵʰōm''
- Possible reflexes
- ''*Pl̥th₂éwih₂''
- Parallels
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
Dheghom ( or ; lit. 'earth'), or '''''' (PIE: , lit. the 'Broad One'), is the reconstructed name of the Earth-goddess in the Proto-Indo-European mythology.
The Mother Earth () is generally portrayed as the vast () and dark () abode of mortals, the one who bears all things and creatures. She is often paired with Dyēus, the daylight sky and seat of the never-dying and heavenly gods, in a relationship of contrast and union, since the fructifying rains of Dyēus might bring nourishment and prosperity to local communities through formulaic invocations. Dheghom is thus commonly associated in Indo-European traditions with fertility, growth, and death, and is conceived as the origin and final dwelling of human beings.