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No, Earth is named for the Norse goddess Erda.

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No, in Roman mythology, Earth is not specifically associated with a single god or goddess. The closest counterpart could be Terra Mater, the Roman goddess of the earth and fertility, but Earth as a concept is not personified in the same way as in Greek mythology with Gaia.

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