Maya may refer to:

Ethnic groups

* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia * Sibuyanon, a Visayan population sometimes "May-" native to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines

Religion and mythology

* Maya (religion), in Indian religions, relates to the illusion of reality * Maya (mother of the Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha * Mayasura or Maya, a Hindu demon * Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America ** Maya mythology, 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), 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, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia * Maya Mountains, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize ** Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in Guatemala * Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan ** Maya Station, a railway station in Kobe, Japan * La Maya (mountain), an alp in Switzerland * Al Maya 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, NATO reporting name Maya, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft * Battle of Maya, 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'', 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'', 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), a folk taxon for several bird species in the Philippines * Maya (mobile payments), 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 *

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