This deity gave birth to the Giants after being impregnated when, at her encouragement, Cronus castrated her husband Uranus.
Since Zeus worked with this deity to hide his affair with Elara from Hera, their child Tityos is sometimes said to be a son of this deity. Apollo entrusted the care of Aristaeus to this deity, who made him immortal. This deity was often shown accompanied by friendly spirits of fruit and agriculture called karpoi. The preface to Hyginus's Fabulae claims that this deity's union with Aether resulted in a child with whom (*) she herself conceived Thaumas, Ceto, and Phorcys. When Athena wiped Hephaestus's semen off her thigh, this goddess conceived Erichthonius, who is alternatively called an autochthonous being. This deity gave birth to the Giants after being impregnated when, at her encouragement, Cronus castrated her husband Uranus. For 10 points, name this primordial Greek goddess of the Earth.
Since Zeus worked with this deity to hide his affair with Elara from Hera, their child Tityos is sometimes said to be a son of this deity.
Gaia