Zeme, also referred to as Zemes-mãte, was a Slavic

Slavic mythology

Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation.The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....

 and Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

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Goddess

A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....

 of the earth, identical to Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n Žemyna

Žemyna

Žemyna is the goddess of the earth in Lithuanian mythology. She is usually regarded as mother goddess and one of the chief Lithuanian gods similar to Latvian Zemes māte. Žemyna personifies the fertile earth and nourishes all life on earth, human, plant, and animal. All that is born of earth will...

. Her name means "Mother of the Earth." She had a total of seventy sisters, some related specifically to the function of fertility

Fertility

Fertility is the natural capability of producing offsprings. As a measure, "fertility rate" is the number of children born per couple, person or population. Fertility differs from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction...

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Some of her sisters include: Briezu-mãte, Dziparu-mãte, Joda-mãte, Kapu-mãte, Laimas-mãte, Lauka-mãte, Lauku-mãte, Lazdu-mãte, Linu-mãte, Mera-mãte, Meza-mãte, Nãves-mãte, Ogu-mãte, Piegulas-mãte, Pirts-mãte, Saules-mãte, Sẽne-mãte, Smilsu-mãte, Vẽja-mãte, Velu-mãte.