Maia

//ˈmeɪ.ə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes. Greek
  2. 2
    A language spoken in the Madang province of Papua New Guinea.
  3. 3
    The goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin maius) was named. Roman
  4. 4
    A female given name from Latin of recent usage.
  5. 5
    A star in the constellation Taurus. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.
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  1. 6
    66 Maja, a main belt asteroid.

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"So saying, the son of Maia down he sent, / to open Carthage and the Libyan state, / lest Dido, weetless of the Fates' intent, / should drive the Trojan wanderers from her gate."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa).

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