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Maia (other)
Maia is the eldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, also identified with an Ancient Italic goddess of spring. Maia may also refer to: Places New Zealand * Maia, New Zealand, a suburb of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand Portugal * Maia, Portugal, municipality * Cidade da Maia, a city in the municipality above * Maia (Ribeira Grande), a parish in Ribeira Grande Municipality in the Azores, Portugal Romania * Maia, Ialomița, a commune in Ialomiţa County * Maia, a village in Bobâlna Commune, Cluj County * Maia, a village in Bereni Commune, Mureș County United Kingdom * Maia, a Roman fort located in Bowness-on-Solway, England United States * Fitiuta, American Samoa, also known as Maia People * Maia (given name), a feminine given name * Maia (surname), a Portuguese surname * Maia (singer), stage name of Colombian singer Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco * Maia (nurse), wet-nurse of ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun * mxmtoon (a.k.a. Maia), a singer-songwriter and social media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia
Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; la, Maia), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. Family Maia is the daughter of Atlas and Pleione the Oceanid,Hesiod, ''Theogony'' 938 and is the oldest of the seven Pleiades.Apollodorus3.10.1/ref> They were born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, and are sometimes called mountain nymphs, ''oreads''; Simonides of Ceos sang of "mountain Maia" ''(Maiados oureias)'' "of the lovely black eyes." Because they were daughters of Atlas, they were also called the Atlantides. Mythology Birth of Hermes According to the Homeric ''Hymn to Hermes'', Zeus, in the dead of night, secretly made love to Maia, who avoided the company of the gods, in a cave of Cyllene. She became pregnant with Hermes. After giving birth to the baby, Maia wrapped him in blankets and went to sleep. The rapidly maturing infant Hermes crawled away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia (Middle-earth)
The Maiar (singular: Maia) are a fictional class of beings from J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy Tolkien's legendarium, legendarium. Supernatural and angelic, they are "lesser Ainur (Middle-earth), Ainur" who entered the cosmos of ''Middle-earth cosmology, Eä'' in the beginning of time. The name ''Maiar'' is in the Quenya tongue (one of several languages invented by Tolkien, languages constructed by Tolkien) from the Elvish languages, Elvish root maya- "excellent, admirable".J. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien, J. R. R., "Words, Phrases and Passages", ''Parma Eldalamberon'' 17, p. 174. Commentators have noted that since the Maiar are immortals but can choose to incarnate fully in Men's bodies on Middle-earth, they can be killed; Tolkien did not explain what happened to them then. Others have observed that their semi-divine nature and the fact that they can be sent on missions to work out the divine purpose makes them much like the angels of Christianity. Description Lesser Ainur Tolkien s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia (star)
Maia , designated 20 Tauri (abbreviated 20 Tau), is a star in the constellation of Taurus. It is a blue giant of spectral type B8 III, a chemically peculiar star, and the prototype of the Maia variable class of variable star. Maia is the fourth-brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster (Messier 45), after Alcyone, Atlas and Electra. It is surrounded by one of the brighter reflection nebulae within the Pleiades, designated NGC 1432 and sometimes called the Maia Nebula. Nomenclature The name ''Maia'' originates with the el, Μαῖα and la, Maia. Maia is one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione in Greek mythology—stars which are also included in the Pleiades star cluster. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maia People
The Maia were an indigenous Australian tribe of Western Australia. Language The Maia appear to have spoken a dialect similar to that of the Yingkarta. Country Maia traditional lands extended over an estimated . They consisted mainly of a strip on the coast facing the Indian Ocean, and a western hinterland and up to and beyond Boolathana Station, Boolathanna, Mooka, Mardathuna, Binthalya Station, Binthalya, and the Kennedy Range National Park, Kennedy Range. They also lived around Carnarvon, Western Australia, the coastal salt lakes near Canarvon to Manberry and Hutton Creek. Their southern flank ran down to the floodplain of the Gascoyne River, and on Lake Macleod. History of contact The Maia are believed to have been extinct by 1910. Their area was afflicted by diseases like smallpox and influenza which ravaged the coastal populations after the establishment of pearling stations on the coast, at Shark Bay and Cossack, Western Australia, Cossack. Subsequently, Blackbirding, 'nigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
