Earth-diver
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Earth-diver is a noun meaning (mythology) A common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land.
Meaning
(mythology) A common character in various traditional creation myths who is sent by a supreme being into the primal waters to find substance (often sand or mud) with which to build habitable land.
Word Forms
- earth-divers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include earthshaker, earth, chthonian, demiurge, undine, demiurgos.
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