Maia (redirected from Maia(name))

Mai·a  (m, m)

n.

1. Greek Mythology A goddess, the eldest of the Pleiades.

2. The brightest star in the Pleiades.

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[Latin Mia, from Greek Maia, from maia, good mother, nurse; see m-² in Indo-European roots.]

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Maia [ˈmaɪə]

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the eldest of the seven Pleiades, mother by Zeus of Hermes

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Noun

1.

Maia - type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution genus Maia, genus Maja, Maja arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods family Majidae, Majidae - spider crabs European spider crab, Maja squinado, king crab - a large spider crab of Europe