Maia
Pleiad and mother of Hermes
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Maia
Summary
Maia is a Pleiades[1]. Maia draws 554 Wikipedia views per month (pleiades category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Maia's father was Atlas[3].
- Maia's mother was Pleione[4].
- A child of Maia was Hermes[5].
- Maia's image is recorded as Hermes Maia Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2304.jpg[6].
- Maia is recorded as female[7].
- Maia's instance of is recorded as Pleiades[8].
- Maia's Commons category is recorded as Maia (mythology)[9].
- Maia's unmarried partner is recorded as Zeus[10].
- Maia's said to be the same as is recorded as Maia[11].
- Maia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d_td[12].
- Maia's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[13].
- Maia's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14].
- Maia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
- Maia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
- Maia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
- Maia's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- Maia's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[19].
- Maia's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Maia-Roman-goddess[20].
- Maia's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Maia-Greek-mythology[21].
- Maia's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 1425[22].
- Maia's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Μαία'}[23].
- Maia's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 182064[24].
- Maia's different from is recorded as Maia[25].
- Maia's different from is recorded as 'Maia'[26].
- Maia's Nomisma ID is recorded as maia[27].
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Origins and Family
Maia's father was Atlas[3]. Maia's mother was Pleione[4].
Personal Life
A child of Maia was Hermes[5].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Maia include Maius[28], a calendar month[29]; Maia[30], an optical double[31]; and 66 Maja[32], an asteroid[33].
Why It Matters
Maia draws 554 Wikipedia views per month (pleiades category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] Maia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Maia is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Maia include Maius[28], a calendar month[29]; Maia[30], an optical double[31]; and 66 Maja[32], an asteroid[33].