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Maia /ˈmaɪ.ə/ 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 personality

Literature, fiction and entertainment

Maia (novel), a fantasy novel by Richard Adams
Os Maias or "The Maias", a realist novel by Eça de Queirós, named after the protagonist family
Maia (Middle-earth), one of a race of beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings
Maia Skouris (née Rutledge), a character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400
Maia Jeffries, a character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
Maïa, a 1910 opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Maia Sterling, a character from the Robotech anime series
Maia, the name given to Thumbelina by her newlywed husband, the King of the Spirit of the Flowers, in Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale "Thumbelina"
Maia, Queen of Hallasar and reincarnation of the goddess Laharah in the video game Summoner 2
Maia Mizuki, the protagonist of the anime Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
Maia or Marina Le Cille (JP ver.), is a character in the game Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom for Genesis/Mega Drive
Maia, a werewolf character in The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Maia, a fictional asteroid in The Last Policeman and its sequels by Ben H. Winters
Maia (video game) a science fiction video game

Other uses

Maia and Marco, one of an artificial intelligence sportscaster pair
Maia people, an indigenous tribe of Western Australia
Maia (star), the fourth-brightest star in the Pleiades open-star cluster
F.C. Maia, a Portuguese football club
Short S.21 Maia, a piggyback long-range flying boat combination
"-maia" or "maia-", an affix derived from the mythological Maia, used to describe maternal roles in taxonomy
Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols, a future NASA earth-orbiting instrument operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Maia, a reusable launch vehicle by MaiaSpace, subsidiary of ArianeGroup

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-'''Maia''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|.|ə}} may refer to:
+'''[[Maia]]''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|.|ə}} is the eldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, also identified with an Ancient Italic goddess of spring. '''Maia''' may also refer to:
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-== Mythology ==
+==Places==
-* [[Maia (mythology)]], the eldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, also identified with an Ancient Italic goddess of spring and the most beautiful
-==Literature, fiction and entertainment ==
-* [[Maia (novel)|''Maia'' (novel)]], a fantasy novel by Richard Adams
-* ''[[Os Maias]]'' or "The Maias", a realist novel by Eça de Queirós, named after the protagonist family
-* [[Maia (Middle-earth)]], one of a race of beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings
-* [[Maia Skouris]] (née Rutledge), a character on the USA Network science fiction TV show ''The 4400''
-* [[Maia Jeffries]], a character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''
-* ''Maïa'', a 1910 opera by [[Ruggero Leoncavallo]]
-* [[Maia Sterling]], a character from the ''Robotech'' anime series
-* Maia, the name given to [[Thumbelina]] by her newlywed husband, the King of the Spirit of the Flowers, in Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale "Thumbelina"
-* Maia, Queen of Hallasar and reincarnation of the goddess Laharah in the video game ''[[Summoner 2]]''
-* Maia Mizuki, the protagonist of the anime ''[[Daphne in the Brilliant Blue]]''
-* Maia, a werewolf [[List of The Mortal Instruments characters#Maia|character in ''The Mortal Instruments'']] by Cassandra Clare
-* Maia, a fictional asteroid in ''[[The Last Policeman]]'' and its sequels by Ben H. Winters
-* [[Maia (video game)]] an upcoming science fiction video game
-== Place names ==
 ===New Zealand===
 * [[Maia, New Zealand]], a suburb of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand
-=== Portugal ===
+===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 ===
+===Romania===
 * [[Maia, Ialomița]], a commune in Ialomiţa County
 * Maia, a village in [[Bobâlna]] Commune, Cluj County
-* Maia, a village in [[Bereni]] Commune, Mureş County
+* Maia, a village in [[Bereni]] Commune, Mureș County
 ===United Kingdom===
 * [[Maia (Bowness)|Maia]], a Roman fort located in Bowness-on-Solway, England
-=== United States ===
+===United States===
-* [[Fitiuta, American Samoa|Fitiuta]], also known as Maia, a town in [[American Samoa]]
+* [[Fitiuta, American Samoa]], also known as Maia
 == People ==
-* [[Maia (name)]]
+* [[Maia (given name)]], a feminine given name
+* [[Maia (surname)]], a Portuguese surname
 * [[Maia (singer)]], stage name of Colombian singer Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco
-* [[Maia Lewis]], a New Zealand cricket player
+* [[Maia (nurse)]], wet-nurse of ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun
+* [[mxmtoon]] (a.k.a. Maia), a singer-songwriter and social media personality
-* [[Maia Mitchell]], Australian actress and singer
-* [[Demian Maia]], Brazilian mixed martial artist
+==Literature, fiction and entertainment ==
+* [[Maia (novel)|''Maia'' (novel)]], a fantasy novel by Richard Adams
+* ''[[Os Maias]]'' or "The Maias", a realist novel by Eça de Queirós, named after the protagonist family
+* [[Maia (Middle-earth)]], one of a race of beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings
+* [[Maia Skouris]] (née Rutledge), a character on the USA Network science fiction TV show ''The 4400''
+* [[Maia Jeffries]], a character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''
+* ''Maïa'', a 1910 opera by [[Ruggero Leoncavallo]]
+* [[Maia Sterling]], a character from the ''Robotech'' anime series
+* Maia, the name given to [[Thumbelina]] by her newlywed husband, the King of the Spirit of the Flowers, in Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale "Thumbelina"
+* Maia, Queen of Hallasar and reincarnation of the goddess Laharah in the video game ''[[Summoner 2]]''
+* Maia Mizuki, the protagonist of the anime ''[[Daphne in the Brilliant Blue]]''
+* Maia or Marina Le Cille (JP ver.), is a character in the game ''[[Phantasy Star III|Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom]]'' for Genesis/Mega Drive
+* Maia, a werewolf [[List of The Mortal Instruments characters#Maia|character in ''The Mortal Instruments'']] by Cassandra Clare
+* Maia, a fictional asteroid in ''[[The Last Policeman]]'' and its sequels by Ben H. Winters
+* [[Maia (video game)]] a science fiction video game
-== Other ==
+== Other uses ==
+* [[Maia and Marco]], one of an artificial intelligence sportscaster pair
+* [[Maia people]], an indigenous tribe of Western Australia
 * [[Maia (star)]], the fourth-brightest star in the Pleiades open-star cluster
 * [[F.C. Maia]], a Portuguese football club
 * [[Short Mayo Composite#Short S.21 Maia specifications|Short S.21 Maia]], a piggyback long-range flying boat combination
 * "-maia" or "maia-", an affix derived from the mythological Maia, used to describe maternal roles in [[List of commonly used taxonomic affixes|taxonomy]]
+* [[Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols]], a future NASA earth-orbiting instrument operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
+* [[ArianeGroup#MaiaSpace|Maia]], a reusable launch vehicle by MaiaSpace, subsidiary of ArianeGroup
 == See also ==
 * [[Maïa (disambiguation)]]
+* [[MAIA (disambiguation)]]
 * [[Majo]], or Maja, terms for people from the lower classes of Spanish society
 * [[Maja (disambiguation)]]
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 * {{lookfrom|Maia}}
 * {{intitle|Maia}}
+* [[Maiasaura]], a dinosaur named after the mythological goddess
 {{disambiguation|geo|}}