Maia
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Maia is a female given name of Greek origin. Together with other similar words, it may refer to:
Mythology
- Maia (mythology)Maia (mythology)In Greek mythology, Maia is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes. The goddess known as Maia among the Romans may have originated independently, but attracted the myths of Greek Maia because the two figures shared the same name.-Birth:...
, 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)Maia is a fantasy novel by Richard Adams, published in 1984. Although not marketed as a romance novel, it also fits into that genre.-Plot introduction:...
, a fantasy novel by Richard Adams - Os MaiasOs MaiasOs Maias: episódios da vida romântica is a naturalist novel by Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós.As early as 1878, while serving in the Portuguese...
or "The Maias", a realist novel by Eça de Queirós, named after the protagonist family - Maia (Middle-earth)Maia (Middle-earth)The Maiar are beings from J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy legendarium. They are lesser Ainur who entered Eä in the beginning of time. Tolkien uses the term Valar to refer both to all the Ainur who entered Eä, and specifically to the greatest among them, the fourteen Lords and Queens of the Valar...
, one of a race of beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings - Maia SkourisMaia SkourisMaia Skouris is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400.- Season One :...
(née Rutledge), a character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400 - Maia JeffriesMaia JeffriesMaia Anne Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Anna Jullienne from mid 2004 to early 2011, with the character starring in numerous high profile storylines alongside her on screen family....
, a character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street - MaïaMaiaMaia is a female given name of Greek origin. Together with other similar words, it may refer to:- Mythology :* Maia , the eldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, also identified with an Ancient Italic goddess of spring and the most beautiful....
, a 1910 opera by Ruggero LeoncavalloRuggero LeoncavalloRuggero Leoncavallo was an Italian opera composer. His two-act work Pagliacci remains one of the most popular works in the repertory, appearing as number 20 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.-Biography:... - Maia Sterling, a character from the Robotech anime series
- Maia, the name given to ThumbelinaThumbelina"Thumbelina" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Traveling Companion" in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl and...
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 BlueDaphne in the Brilliant Blueis a 2004 anime series animated by the studio J.C.Staff and produced by GENCO.It was licensed by Geneon USA in 2004. However, Geneon USA had ceased operations in September 2007 and lost all their titles...
- Maia, a werewolf character in The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Portugal
- Maia, Porto, Portugal
- Maia (Ribeira Grande)Maia (Ribeira Grande)Maia is a civil parish in Ribeira Grande Municipality in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2001 is 1,901, its density is 86.5/km² and the area is 21.97 km²...
, a parish in Ribeira Grande Municipality in the Azores, Portugal
Romania
- Maia, IalomiţaMaia, IalomitaMaia is a commune located in Ialomiţa County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Maia....
, a commune in Ialomiţa County - Maia, a village in Bobâlna Commune, Cluj County
- Maia, a village in BereniBereniBereni is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. It became an independent commune along with 6 other villages when it split from Măgherani in 2004...
Commune, Mureş County
People
- MaíaMaíaMónica Andrea Vives Orozco, more commonly known as Maía is a Colombian singer-songwriter.-History:Mónica Vives Orozco is the only child of Rafael Vives and Mónica Orozco...
, Colombian singer - Maia BrewtonMaia BrewtonMaia Luisa Brewton is an American actress who enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Brewton was born in Los Angeles, California...
(born 1977), American actress - Maia CampbellMaia CampbellMaia Campbell is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Tiffany Warren in the sitcom In the House.-Early life and career:...
(born 1976), American film and television actress - Maia ChiburdanidzeMaia ChiburdanidzeMaia Chiburdanidze is a Georgian chess grandmaster, and the seventh Women's World Chess Champion. She is the only chess player in history who has won nine Chess Olympiads....
(born 1961), Georgian chess grandmaster - Maia LewisMaia LewisMaia Ann Mereana Lewis is a cricketer and a former captain of the New Zealand women's cricket team. As of July 2005, Lewis has played in nine women's Test matches, captaining in two of them. She was born in Christchurch, New Zealand....
, New Zealand women's cricketer - Maia MorgensternMaia MorgensternMaia Morgenstern is a Romanian film and stage actress, described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film". In the English-speaking world, she is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ...
(born 1962), Romanian film and stage actress - César MaiaCesar MaiaCésar Epitácio Maia is a Brazilian politician, notable for having been elected three times for mayor of Rio de Janeiro.A native of Rio, born in 1945, Maia was forced to leave Brazil in exile during the 1960s on account of his affiliation with the Brazilian Communist Party...
(born 1945), mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Demian MaiaDemian MaiaDemian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
(born 1977), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts fighter - Luizão MaiaLuizão MaiaLuiz de Oliveira da Costa Maia is widely acknowledged as the father of the modern Brazilian bass. His unparalleled sense of rhythm and deep subwoofer-like tone stirred the sauce behind the classic recordings of Elis Regina, João Bosco, Tom Jobim, Djavan and Chico Buarque....
(1949–2005), Brazilian musician - Miguel MaiaMiguel MaiaLuis Miguel Barbosa Maia is a beach volleyball player from Portugal, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996...
(born 1971), Portuguese beach volleyball player - Salgueiro MaiaSalgueiro MaiaFernando José Salgueiro Maia, GOTE, GCL , commonly known just by Salgueiro Maia was a captain of the Portuguese army...
(1944–1992), Portuguese captain during the Carnation Revolution - Tim MaiaTim MaiaTim Maia , born Sebastião Rodrigues Maia in Rio de Janeiro, was a famous Brazilian musician known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and polemical musical style...
(1942–1998), Brazilian musician - Deidson Araújo MaiaDeidson Araújo MaiaVeloso real name Deidson Araújo Maia is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Mirassol Futebol Clube.-Biography:Born in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais state, Veloso started his career in São Paulo....
, aka Veloso, (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
Other
- Maia (star)Maia (star)Maia is a star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster , after Alcyone, Atlas and Electra, in that order. The name Maia originates with the and . She is one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione in Greek mythology—stars which...
, the third brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster - F.C. MaiaF.C. MaiaFutebol Clube da Maia is a Portuguese football club based in Maia, Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. Founded in 1954, it currently plays in the Porto Regional League, holding home games at Estádio Professor Doutor Vieira de Carvalho, which holds 15,000 spectators.-History:Maia never competed in...
, a Portuguese football club - Short S.21 Maia, a piggyback long-range flying boat combination
See also
- MajoMajoMajo or Maja , also Manolo and Manola after the most popular names, were terms for people from the lower classes of Spanish society, especially in Madrid, who distinguished themselves by their elaborate outfits and sense of style in dress and manners, as well as by their cheeky behavior.They...
or Maja, terms for people from the lower classes of Spanish society - Maja (disambiguation)
- Mya (disambiguation)
- Maya (disambiguation)