Many cultures think of earth as a goddess. Hindus worship a personification of earth known as Bhumi, Bhudevi or Vasundhara. In the Satya Yuga, Hiranyaksha kidnapped her and dragged her to the bottom of the ocean. Vishnu took on the avatar of Varaha, the wild boar, and fought Hiranyaksha for a thousa
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