Gaia
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Gaia or Gaea may refer to:
- Gaia (mythology), the primal Greek goddess of the Earth
Environmentalism
- Gaia hypothesis, concerns the stability of Earth's natural systems
- Gaia philosophy, the concept that living organisms will improve their environment
- Gaia, the Earth in New Age Gaian spirituality
Science and technology
- Gaea (crater), crater on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter
- Gaia (spacecraft), European space mission launched in 2013
- Gaia, the user interface of Firefox OS
- GAIA, a profile and sign-in system in Google
- Gaea, the supercomputer operated by NOAA
Film and television
- Gaia (character of Rome), character in the historical-drama television series Rome (2005–2007)
- Ultraman Gaia, a character in the tokusatsu television series of the same name (1999)
- Gaea, a planet in the anime television series The Vision of Escaflowne (1994–1997)
- Gaia, a character in the drama television series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
- Gaia, a spirit in the science-fiction film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
- Gaia, the spirit of Earth in the animated television series Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996)
- Gaia, the spirit of Earth in the British TV series Edge of Darkness (1985)
Video games
- Gaea armor, a feature of Mega Man X5 (2000)
- Gaia, a character in Battle Arena Toshinden (1995)
- Gaia, a character in E.V.O.: Search for Eden (1992)
- Gaia, a character in God of War II (2007)
- Gaia, a character in Grandia (1997)
- Gaia, a character in Illusion of Gaia (1993)
- Dark Gaia and Light Gaia, two characters in Sonic Unleashed (2008)
- Gaia, a fictional world in Final Fantasy IX (2000)
- Gaia, a move in Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker (2008)
- Game Artificial Intelligence with Agents, an engine in Outcast (1999)
- Gaia (Final Fantasy VII), a fictional world
- Gaians, a faction in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999)
Places
- Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados
- Vila Nova de Gaia, a city and municipality in northern Portugal
- Gaia (Havana), an arts center in Havana, Cuba
- Gaia River, Romania
- Gaia, a village in Murgași Commune, Dolj County, Romania
- Gaià River, a river in Catalonia
- Gaià, a village in Catalonia
- Gaia (aka Sofia), one of the Echinades islands in the Ionian Sea
Literature
- Gaea (Marvel Comics), a fictional character
- Gaea trilogy, a series of science-fiction novels (1979, 1980 and 1984) by John Varley
- Gaia (Foundation universe), a fictional planet in works by Isaac Asimov
- Gaia (Marvel Comics), fictional character
- Gaia Gear, a series of five novels by Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Gaia Moore, the heroine of the teen-novel series Fearless by Francine Pascal
- Gaean Reach, a fictional region in space that is a setting for some science fiction by Jack Vance
- Gaea, an island in the young-adult novel The Arm of the Starfish (1965) by Madeleine L'Engle
- Gaea, a character in the dystopian fiction novella Anthem (1937) by Ayn Rand
- Gaea, a character in the fictional novel series The Heroes of Olympus (2010) by Rick Riordan
- Gaia (or alternatively, the gaiaphage), one name applied to a supernatural creature in the novel series Gone by Michael Grant
Music
- GAIA Chamber Music Festival, a music festival in Thun, Switzerland
- SH-01 GAIA, a synthesizer manufactured by Roland Corporation
Albums
- Gaia (2002), an album by the Japanese rock band Janne Da Arc
- Gaia, the Japanese title for the album Valensia (1993) by the Dutch rock singer Valensia
- Gaia (1994), an EP by the Swedish metal band Tiamat
- Gaia (album) (2003), an album by the Spanish folk- heavy-metal band Mägo de Oz
- Gaia (Marilyn Crispell album) (1988)
- 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
Songs
- "Gaia", a song from the album Fireships (1993) by the English singer Peter Hammill
- "Gaia", a song from the album Gaia-Onbashira (1998) by the Japanese New Age musician Kitarō
- "Gaia", a song from the album Hourglass (1997) by the American singer James Taylor
- "Gaea", a song from the album So Early in the Spring (1989) by the British rock band Pentangle
- "Gaia", a song from the album Synchestra (2006) by the Canadian rock musician Devin Townsend
- "Gaia", a song from the album Valensia (1993) by the Dutch rock singer Valensia
Organisations
- Gaia Earth Sciences, an oilfield services company
- Gaea Japan, a wrestling promotion that terminated in 2005
- GAIA locomotive, a former Argentine locomotive builder
- Gaia Movement, network of organizations focused on sustainable practices
- Gaia Movement USA, a USA-based charitable organization
- Gaia Online, a social networking website
- Gaia Power Technologies, a New York battery company
- Gaia Trafikk, a former Norwegian company
People
- Gaea Schell, pianist/composer and singer
- Armin van Buuren (born 1976), DJ who uses the pseudonym Gaia
- Gaia Germani (born 1942), Italian actress
- Gaia Cauchi (born 2002), Maltese singer
- Gaia Vince, British journalist. broadcaster and non-fiction author
Other uses
- Gaia (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee
- Toyota Gaia, a vehicle
- Gaia the Fierce Knight, a card in Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
See also
- Gaia (comics), several meanings
- Gaja (disambiguation)
- Gaya (disambiguation)
- Kaia (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with "Gaia"
- All pages beginning with "Gaea"
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