Maya may refer to:

Civilizations

Maya peoples The Maya peoples () are an ethnolinguistic group of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. The ancient Maya civilization was formed by members of this group, and today's Maya are generally descended from people ...

, of southern Mexico and northern Central America **

Maya civilization The Maya civilization () of the Mesoamerican people is known by its ancient temples and glyphs. Its Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas. It is also noted for its art, ...

, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia

Places

* Maya (river), a river in Yakutia, Russia * Maya (Uda), a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia * Maya, Uganda, a town *

Maya, Western Australia Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town's name is a result of the shortening of the Indigenous Australian word for a nearby spring, ''Pocanmaya''. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1876. The town o ...

, a town * Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia * Maya Mountains, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize **

Maya Biosphere Reserve The Maya Biosphere Reserve ( es, Reserva de la Biosfera Maya) is a nature reserve in Guatemala managed by Guatemala's National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP). The Maya Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 21,602 km², one-fifth of the c ...

, a nature reservation in Guatemala * Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan **

Maya Station is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Maya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 583.7 kil ...

, a railway station in Kobe, Japan * La Maya (mountain), an alp in Switzerland *

Al Maya AlMaya It is a coastal area located in the northwest of Libya, about 27 km west of the capital Tripoli , Almaya follows Maamoura, Tina, Qaraqouzah and Tuwaybiyah. Almaya forms a municipality. The Al Mayah region is bounded by the Mediterra ...

or Maya, a town in Libya

Religion and mythology

Maya religion The traditional Maya or Mayan religion of the extant Maya peoples of Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and the Tabasco, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Yucatán states of Mexico is part of the wider frame of Mesoamerican religion. As is ...

, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America **

Maya mythology Maya or Mayan mythology is part of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all of the Maya tales in which personified forces of nature, deities, and the heroes interacting with these play the main roles. The myths of the era have to be reconstru ...

, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization *

Maya (religion) ''Maya'' (; Devanagari: , IAST: ), literally "illusion" or "magic", has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending on the context. In later Vedic texts, connotes a "magic show, an illusion where things appear to be present but are not ...

, in Hinduism and Buddhism, the misperception of reality ** Maya (mother of the Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha **

Mayasura In Hindu scriptures, Maya ( sa, मय) or Mayāsura () was a great ancient king of the Asura, Daitya, Danava and Rākṣasa races. Maya was known for his brilliant architecture. In ''Mahabharata'', Mayasabha – the hall of illusions – wa ...

or Maya, a Hindu demon

Military

* Japanese gunboat ''Maya'', a ''Maya''-class gunboat launched in 1886 * Japanese cruiser ''Maya'', a ''Takao''-class cruiser launched in 1930 * JS ''Maya'', a ''Maya''-class destroyer launched in 2018 * Japanese ship class ''Maya'', a list of ships *

Aero L-29 Delfín The Aero L-29 Delfín ( en, Dolphin, NATO reporting name: Maya) is a military jet trainer developed and manufactured by Czechoslovakian aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody. It is the country's first locally designed and constructed jet airc ...

, NATO reporting name Maya, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft *

Battle of Maya The Battle of Maya (25 July 1813) saw an Imperial French corps led by Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon attack the British 2nd Division under William Stewart at the Maya Pass in the western Pyrenees. Despite being surprised, the outnumb ...

, an 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces

Film and television

* ''Maya'' (1949 film), a French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard * ''Maya'' (1961 film), an Indian Hindi film starring Dev Anand, Mala Sinha and Lalita Pawar * ''Maya'' (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker * ''Maya'' (1967 U.S. TV series), an American television series and sequel to the 1966 film * ''Maya the Honey Bee'' (1975 TV series), a Japanese anime television series * ''Maya'' (1999 film), an Indian trilingual film by Rama Narayanan * ''Maya'' (2001 film), an Indian Hindi film by Digvijay Singh * ''Maya the Bee'' (2012 TV series), a French-German computer-animated comedy television series * ''Maya the Bee'' (2014 film), a 3D German-Australian computer-animated comedy adventure film * ''Maya'' (2015 Pakistani film), a horror film * ''Maya'' (2015 Tamil film), a horror film starring Nayanthara * '' Maya 3D'', a 2016 Sinhalese horror film * ''Maya'' (2018 film), a French film * ''Maya the Bee: The Honey Games'' (2018 film), an Australian–German computer animated comedy adventure film * ''Maya'' (2012 TV series), a Tamil medical soap opera * ''Maya'' (2018 TV series), a multilingual supernatural series on Sun TV * ''Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb'' (2021 film), a 3D German computer-animated comedy adventure film * Maya TV, a television channel in Honduras

Literature

* ''Maya'' (Surendran novel), a novel by K. Surendran * ''Maya'' (Campbell novel), a 2010 novel by Alastair Campbell * ''Maya'', a 1999 book by

Jostein Gaarder Jostein Gaarder (; born 8 August 1952) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often ...

* '' Maya the Bee'', a 1912 children's book by Waldemar Bonsels

Music

* ''Maya'' (Banco de Gaia album) (1994) * ''Maya'' (Zubeen Garg album) (1994) * ''Maya'' (Bipul Chettri album) (2016) or its title song * ''Maya'' (Moheener Ghoraguli album) (1997) * ''Maya'' (M.I.A. album) (2010) * "Maya", a 1968 song by the Incredible String Band from '' Wee Tam and the Big Huge''

Other uses

* Maya language (disambiguation) *

Maya (bird) The term maya refers to a folk taxonomy often used in the Philippines to refer to a variety of small, commonly observed passerine birds, including a number of sparrows, finches and munias. This group includes '' Lonchura atricapilla'', specifical ...

, a folk taxon for several bird species in the Philippines *

Maya (given name) Maya is a female name in various languages with various meanings. In Sanskrit, for instance, Māyā means "illusion or magic", and is also an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.Maya (mobile payments) Maya (formerly known as PayMaya powered by PayMaya Philippines, Inc. and prior to that, as Smart Money powered by Smart e-Money, Inc.), is a Philippine financial services and digital payments company based in Metro Manila, Philippines. Smart ...

, a financial services and digital payments company based in the Philippines * Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics * C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador * Washburn Maya Signature Series, a series of six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars * Most Advanced Yet Acceptable, a product design principle associated with

Form follows function Form follows function is a principle of design associated with late 19th and early 20th century architecture and industrial design in general, which states that the shape of a building or object should primarily relate to its intended function ...