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Maia (disambiguation)

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Maia /ˈm.ə/ may refer to:

Mythology

  • 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

Place names

New Zealand

Portugal

Romania

United Kingdom

  • Maia, a Roman fort located in Bowness-on-Solway, England

United States

People

Other

  • 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

See also