Man's belief in the divinity of the earth dates back to far antiquity, to the worship of the earth goddess, who was held to propagate life and nourish agriculture. As to exactly when the belief in a male earth god arose, a definitive answer must await further study.
人類對於土地的信仰，起源極早，為了生命繁衍、農穰，遠古時代早有大地母神的信仰，至於男性化的土地神出現於何時？