Maia
Maia can mean several things:- Maia, in Greek mythology, is the eldest of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
- Maia was identified in Roman mythology with Maia Maiestas (also called Fauna, Bona Dea (the 'Good Goddess') and Ops), a goddess who may be equivalent to an old Italic goddess of spring.
- In astronomy, Maia (20 Tauri) is the third brightest of the seven bright stars in the Pleiades open star cluster.
- Maia City is a city in Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal.
- In J. R. R. Tolkien's mythos, a Maia is one from the lesser kind of Ainur, beings of power which pre-date the creation of existence.
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