Maia - Definition and Overview

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 is a city in Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal.
Maia is a suburb of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand.
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.
Maia is a fantasy novel by Richard Adams.

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Example Usage of Maia
	Tecnopali: Lighting: maïa i am » Blog Archive » “France Land of Lights” in the OSAKA ... http://bit.ly/4nvNUC
	leonardowsouza: @JuliCamara melhor seria, estava eu e Filipe Maia, no casamento da minha prima.
	Febri_Meuthia: Drpd nonton bola nonton hiphiphura, 15.00 wib di SCTV. Menampilkan Gita Gutawa, Maia, Blackout, Kuburan, Gruvi, Tiket, Goliath & many more!!

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Maia - Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Maia