<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">earth mothers</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31369866</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:39:46</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">earth mother</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mothers, earth</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In ancient and modern nonliterate religions, dieties who are eternally fruitful sources of everything. The most archaic form of the earth mother transcends all specificity and sexuality. In later agricultural traditions, she is simply the earth and its fertility. ]]></dc:description></metadata>