# Tellus — The City of God character guide

> Tellus in The City of God by Augustine of Hippo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** mother Tellus

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-book-i

## Who they are

Roman earth goddess, personification of the fertile land, worshipped in agriculture.

## In the story

### [Book VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-book-vii)

Goddess; mentioned as the starting point for Varro's discussion of female deities, representing the earth, but again not the true God.

### [Concerning the surnames of Tellus and their significations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xxiv)

The earth goddess discussed, with multiple surnames like Ops, Mother, Great, Proserpine, Vesta.

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