Maya may refer to:

Ethnic groups

Maya peoples Maya () 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 who lived w ...

, of southern Mexico and northern Central America **

Maya civilization The Maya civilization () was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writin ...

, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples **

Mayan languages The Mayan languages In linguistics, it is conventional to use ''Mayan'' when referring to the languages, or an aspect of a language. In other academic fields, ''Maya'' is the preferred usage, serving as both a singular and plural noun, and a ...

, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia *

Sibuyanon May-as, also called Mangyan tagabukid, is a term for the indigenous people of the island of Sibuyan, in the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southea ...

, a Visayan population sometimes "May-" native to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines

Religion and mythology

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 no ...

, in Indian religions, relates to the illusion of reality *

Maya (mother of the Buddha) Maya (; Devanagari: , IAST: ), also known as Mahāmāyā and Māyādevī, was Queen of Shakya and the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. She was the wife of Śuddhodana, the king of the Shakya kingdom. She died days after ...

(died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha *

Mayasura Maya () or Mayāsura () is a figure in Hindu history, described as the king of the Danavas, a race of beings descending from Kashyapa and his wife Danu. He is known for his architectural expertise, credited with creating the Mayasabha (Hall of ...

or Maya, a Hindu demon *

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 ...

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

Maya mythology Maya mythology 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 legends of the era have to be ...

, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization

People

* Maya (given name), a feminine name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)

Places

Maya (Aldan) The Maya (; , ''Maaya'') is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Sakha, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan of the Lena basin. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . The Maya was part of the river route from Yakutsk to the ...

, a river in Yakutia and the north of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia * Maya (Uda), a river in Amur Oblast and central Khabarovsk Krai, Russia * Maya, Uganda, a town * Maya, Western Australia, a town *

Maya Karimata Maya Karimata (now just called Maya or Maja) is an island in North Kayong Regency in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Its area is . Maya Island and the Karimata Islands formerly comprised a single administrative district (''kecamatan'') within ...

, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia *

Maya Mountains The Maya Mountains are a mountain range located in Belize and eastern Guatemala, in Central America. Etymology The Maya Mountains were known as the ''Cockscomb'' or ''Coxcomb Mountains'' to Baymen and later Belizeans at least until the mid ...

, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize **

Maya Biosphere Reserve The Maya Biosphere Reserve () 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 country's total land area. The p ...

, a nature reservation in Guatemala *

Mount Maya is a mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Rokkō Mountains, and is the most popular peak for visitors on the West-Rokkō Mountains. Outline Mount Maya is one of the two centers in Rokk ...

, a mountain in Kobe, Japan **

Maya Station is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, 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 loca ...

, a railway station in Kobe, Japan *

La Maya (mountain) La Maya is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking St-Martin in the canton of Valais. It lies between the Val d'Hérens Val d'Hérens is an Swiss Alps, alpine valley in the Valais canton of Switzerland. It was formed by the Hérens gl ...

, an alp in Switzerland *

Al Maya AlMaya is a coastal area located in the northwest of Libya, about west of the capital Tripoli. Almaya follows salahaldin, Tina, and Tuwaybiyah. Almaya forms a municipality. The Al Mayah region is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Jan ...

or Maya, a town in Libya

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 (, NATO reporting name: Maya) is a military jet trainer developed and manufactured by Czechoslovak aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody. It is the country's first locally designed and constructed jet aircraft, and likel ...

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

Battle of Maya The Battle of Maya (25 July 1813) saw an First French Empire, Imperial French corps led by Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon attack the 2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom), British 2nd Division under William Stewart (1774–1827), William ...

, 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'' (1999 film), an Indian trilingual film by Rama Narayanan * ''Maya'' (2001 film), an Indian Hindi film by Digvijay Singh * ''Maya'' (2015 Pakistani film), a horror film * ''Maya'' (2015 Tamil film), 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror film starring Nayanthara * ''Maya'' (2018 film), a French film * ''Maya'' (American TV series), an American television series and reboot of the 1966 film * ''Maya'' (2012 TV series), a 2012 Indian medical soap opera television series * ''Maya'' (2018 TV series), 2018 Indian Tamil television series * ''

Maya the Honey Bee is an anime television series produced first by Zuiyo Enterprise and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation of Osaka. After the first 6 episodes, Zuiyo Enterprise would split into Zuiyo Company and Nippon Animation, which retained the rights of the ...

'', a Japanese anime television series * ''Maya the Bee'' (TV series), a French-German animated comedy television series * ''Maya the Bee'' (film), a German-Australian animated comedy adventure film * '' Maya the Bee: The Honey Games'', an Australian–German animated comedy adventure film * '' Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb'', a German animated comedy adventure film * '' Maya & Miguel'', 2004 animated TV series * '' Maya 3D'', a 2016 Sri Lankan horror film * "Maya" (''Echo''), an episode of ''Echo'' * 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 * ''

Maya the Bee Maya the Bee () is the main character in ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'', a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first Ameri ...

'', 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'' (John Frusciante album) (2020) * "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 Old World sparrow, sparrows, finches and munias. This group includes ''Lonchura atricap ...

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

Maya (mobile payments) Maya (formerly known as PayMaya), is a Philippines, Filipino financial services and mobile payment, digital payments company based in Metro Manila, Philippines. History The company was launched in December 2000 as Smart Money powered by Smart e ...

, a financial services and digital payments company based in the Philippines *

Autodesk Maya Autodesk Maya, commonly shortened to just Maya (; ), is a 3D computer graphics application that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, originally developed by Alias and currently owned and developed by Autodesk. It is used to create assets for inter ...

, a computer program for creating 3D graphics * C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador *

Mayapada Group The Mayapada Group is an Indonesian-based conglomerate founded by Dato Sri Tahir in 1986. Tahir started this with a garment and textile manufacturing business, and four years later, he founded Bank Mayapada . The garment business no longer exis ...

, an Indonesian-based conglomerate * 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 appearance and structure of a building or object ( architectural form) should p ...