Earth god

An Earth god is a deification of the Earth associated with a male figure with chthonic or terrestrial attributes.

In Greek mythology, the Earth is personified as Gaia, corresponding to Roman Terra. Egyptian mythology have the sky goddesses, Nut and Hathor, with the earth gods, Osiris and Geb.

Europe

Greek

Poseidon, one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth; god of the Sea and other waters; of earthquakes; and of horses

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Asia

Sumerian

Šumugan, in Sumerian mythology, god of the river plains, given charge by the god Enki over the flat alluvial lands of southern Mesopotamia
Nuska vizier of the chief Sumerian god Enlil but later associated with Nippur ("Enlil City") as the god of the earth
Enten, Sumerian fertility deity identified with the abundance of the earth
Enlil (𒀭𒂗𒆤), ancient Mesopotamian god associated with wind, air, earth, and storms
Enki (𒂗𒆠), Sumerian god, literal translation "Lord of the Earth"
Emesh, Sumerian god created at the wish of Enlil to take responsibility on earth for woods, fields, sheep folds, and stables

Levantine

Amurru, Amorite deity, occasionally called "lord of the steppe" or "lord of the mountain" [1]

Hindu

Dharā Hindu Vasu god representing the earth and the element earth

Chinese

Tu Di Gong, in Chinese folk religion, "God of Earth and Land"

Philippine

Bernardo Carpio, legendary figure in Philippine mythology, said to be the cause of earthquakes

Americas

Tezcatlipoca, Aztec deity associated with the earth, the night sky, the night winds, hurricanes, the north, obsidian, enmity, discord, rulership, divination, temptation, jaguars, sorcery, beauty, war and strife.
Trengtrengfilu, Mapuche god of Earth and Fertility
Alignak, in Inuit mythology, a lunar deity, but also god of earthquakes, as well as weather, water, tides, and eclipses
Aganju, in Cuba, is a volcano deity for the practitioners of the Lucumi, Santeria religion

Pacific Ocean

Rūaumoko, in Māori mythology, god of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons.[2][3]

Africa

Medr/Meder, Ethiopian, Aksumite, Earth god
Ratovantany, Malagasy deity that shaped humans from clay and takes their corpses after death

References

Beaulieu, Paul-Alain. "The God Amurru as Emblem of Ethnic and Cultural Identity". In: Ethnicity in Ancient Mesopotamia (W. van Soldt, R. Kalvelagen, and D. Katz, eds.) Papers Read at the 48th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Leiden, July 1-4, 2002. PIHANS 102. Nederlands: Instituut voor her Nabije Oosten, 2005. pp. 31-46.
Te Papa. "Ruaumoko - God of Earthquakes". Wellington, New Zealand: Earthquake Commission. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
McSaveney, Eileen (2 March 2009). "Historic earthquakes - Earthquakes in Māori tradition". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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[1] Beaulieu, Paul-Alain. "The God Amurru as Emblem of Ethnic and Cultural Identity". In: Ethnicity in Ancient Mesopotamia (W. van Soldt, R. Kalvelagen, and D. Katz, eds.) Papers Read at the 48th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Leiden, July 1-4, 2002. PIHANS 102. Nederlands: Instituut voor her Nabije Oosten, 2005. pp. 31-46.

[EQC-2] Te Papa. "Ruaumoko - God of Earthquakes". Wellington, New Zealand: Earthquake Commission. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

[TeAraHistoricEarthquakes-3] McSaveney, Eileen (2 March 2009). "Historic earthquakes - Earthquakes in Māori tradition". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 May 2012.