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Columbia Encyclopedia
Tellus, in Roman religion, earth goddess; also called Terra Mater. As a goddess of fertility, she was worshiped at festivals held in January (in conjunction with Ceres) and in April. Tellus was identified with the Greek Gaea.
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Tellus may mean:
- Tellus Mater, the Roman goddess also called Terra
- Tellus (Ancient Athens), a citizen of ancient Athens who was thought to be the happiest of men
- Tellus is an alternative name for the planet Earth; see Terra (mythology)
- Tellus (journal), a scientific journal series affiliated with the International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm and published by Blackwell Publishing, which consists of Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography and Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology
- Tellus (comics), a comic book character and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Tellus, a fictional human colony in the TV series Space: Above and Beyond
- Tellus Institute, a nonprofit research and policy organization committed to environmental sustainability and social equity
See also
- Telus, a Canadian telecommunications firm
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