History Main / MotherGoddess

* Creator/MarvelComics: The Earth Mother is an Elder Goddess that was created shortly before the Earth itself formed, and she is the embodiment of the planet itself and its biosphere. As revealed in later comics, she is also the Earth Goddess for ''every'' existent pantheon, under [[IHaveManyNames various different names]]. The Asgardians know her as Jord and the Olympians know her as Gaia, and the Hawaiian pantheon know her as Haumea, just to name a few. In addition to being "mother of the Earth", Gaea also tends to deal with problems by having children, such as having a child with Odin to [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor create a son]] that would protect the Earth.

* While it's not heavily emphasized The Lord of Nightmares in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' is the creator of not only the world of the main characters but several others as well (including possibly that of ''Anime/LostUniverse'') and is generally depicted as a golden-haired woman. One of her lesser-used titles is even "Mother of All".

* While it's not heavily emphasized The Lord of Nightmares in ''{{Literature/Slayers}}'' is the creator of not only the world of the main characters but several others as well (including possibly that of ''Anime/LostUniverse'') and is generally depicted as a golden-haired woman. One of her lesser-used titles is even "Mother of All".

While usually not the TopGod in real-life religions, a lot of fictional stories will have the Mother Goddess as the sole goddess of a specific religion. Due to the nature of a Mother Goddess being a nurturing, kind figure, they're almost always [[GodOfGood seen as positive figures]] and in a lot of High Fantasy stories tend to be the BigGood, although of course [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools this doesn't always have to be the case.]]

Note that a divine entity being female does NOT automatically qualify them as a Mother Goddess, they specifically have to have had a part in the creation of the setting.

* While it's not heavily emphasized The Lord of Nightmares in ''{{LightNovel/Slayers}}'' is the creator of not only the world of the main characters but several others as well (including possibly that of ''Anime/LostUniverse'') and is generally depicted as a golden-haired woman. One of her lesser-used titles is even "Mother of All".

While usually not the TopGod in real life religions, a lot of fictional stories will have the Mother Goddess as the sole goddess of a specific religion. Due to the nature of a Mother Goddess being a nurturing, kind figure, they're almost always [[GodOfGood seen as positive figures]] and in a lot of High Fantasy stories tend to be the BigGood, although of course [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools this doesn't always have to be the case.]]

* While it's not heavily emphasized The Lord of Nightmares in ''{{LightNovel/Slayers}}'' is the creator of not only the world of the main characters, but several others as well (including possibly that of ''Anime/LostUniverse'') and is generally depicted as a golden haired woman. One of her lesser used titles is even "Mother of All".

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', the goddess who created the first island out of the ocean is Te Fiti, whose heart possesses the power to create life. [[spoiler:Inversely, without her heart she becomes a destructive volcano demon, Te Ka, whose presence causes the world to sicken and fill with monsters.]]

* Lady Chaos, from the ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'' series, is sometimes referred to as "The Mother of All Things" because the multiverse was born out of her. It is her energy that sustains the multiverse but could also destroy it. The elves see her a benevolent, nurturing and empowering figure and refer to her as "Grandmother". Others are more likely to see a fickle trickster.

* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': Most people in Argonath and the Cunfshon Isles worship the Great Mother, a benevolent, all-powerful goddess. Lagdalen begins as a novice studying to enter her clergy, but is kicked out early on.

* The religion of Filianism, also known as Madrianism or Deanism, worships the Goddess exclusively, in the trinitarian form of Heavenly Mother, Holy Daughter and Dark Mother.

** Gaia, the personification of the Earth, is one of the first beings who came into existence. She gave birth to Ouranus, the sky, by herself, and with him she gave birth to many beings, both gods and monsters. Among her offsprings are the Titans, the old generation of gods. The Titans in turn are succeeded by the Olympians.

** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': The Babylonia singularity sees Chaldea facing off against the [[Myth/MesopotamianMythology Mesopotamian mother goddess Tiamat]], who has become the Beast of Regression due to her desire to keep humanity as her children forever - and failing that, destroying all humans and birth a new humanity to replace them. As the primordial goddess, Tiamat lacks the concept of death and is all but undefeatable; it was only through a coalition of various entities working together that she is defeated and casted back into slumber. A fragment of her was reincarnated as the playable Alter Ego Servant Larva Tiamat, who continues to act motherly towards humanity after conceding her defeat in Babylonia.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', [[AngelicAbomination the Angels of Paradiso]] worship Jubileus, the goddess who is said to have created the world, who's sleeping form maintains the three realms of the game's setting.

* In ''VideoGame/FateExtra'', BB is installed with the data of the Earth Mother Goddess that served as the basis for later goddesses such as Ishtar, Astarte, and Aphrodite. This gives her authority over all of Earth's life, allowing her to completely NoSell any attack from someone born on Earth. [[spoiler:As an AI created on the moon, Hakuno is exempt from this rule, and is able to find a code of equal authority to allow their Servant to fight back.]]

* Hydaelyn from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is the BigGood of the ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline. She created the world and one of her other names is 'The Mothercrystal'. She's shown as being a gigantic, sentient crystal of Aether, and she can 'bless' her chosen with the power of the Echo, which allows them to speak all languages and be immune from being mind-controlled by Primals. She specifically helps the PlayerCharacter by granting them the Echo and protecting them from extreme danger. She's the direct opposite of the God of the Ascians, Zodiark. [[spoiler:Ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]]. It's later revealed that both Hydaelyn and Zodiark aren't an actual deities, but Primals. Hydaelyn also didn't create the world, though she is responsible for its current state. Before becoming a Primal, she was a member of an ancient race that served as the precursors to humanity.]]

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* While it's not heavily emphasised The Lord of Nightmares in ''{{LightNovel/Slayers}}'' is the creator of not only the world of the main characters, but several others as well (including possibly that of ''Anime/LostUniverse'') and is generally depicted as a golden haired woman. One of her lesser used titles is even "Mother of All".

* In ''{{WesternAnimation/Moana}}'', the goddess who created the first island out of the ocean is Te Fiti, whose heart possesses the power to create life. [[spoiler:Inversely, without her heart she becomes a destructive volcano demon, Te Ka, whose presence causes the world to sicken and fill with monsters.]]

* Hydaelyn from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is the BigGood of the ''A Realm Reborn'' storyline. She created the world and one of her other names is 'The Mothercrystal'. She's shown as being a gigantic, sentient crystal of Aether, and she can 'bless' her chosen with the power of the Echo, which allows them to speak all languages and be immune from being mind-controlled by Primals. She specifically helps the PlayerCharacter by granting them the Echo and protecting them from extreme danger. She's the direct opposite of the God of the Ascians, Zodiark.

* ''Literature/ThePower'': Allie reinterprets Christian beliefs with Mary being {{God in human form}} (technically she says the divine is neither female nor male, but appearing as the former now to balance things out, but it works out this way).

* VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn: Befitting her Classical namesake, the A.I. GAIA was created for the express purpose of aiding in the creation of organic life on Earth, in response to the devastation caused by the Faro plague. [[spoiler: Though her creators ultimately resigned themselves to humanity's inevitable extinction, and instead tasked her with rebuilding ALL life on the planet after the plague was finished. Uniquely, she was also tasked with destroying her own creations should the need arise, and it's implied she's been going through this cycle of life and death for some time. Then her subordinate functions started going rogue, and she had to self-terminate...]]