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Maia
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Mai·a  (m, m)
n.
1. Greek Mythology A goddess, the eldest of the Pleiades.
2. The brightest star in the Pleiades.
[Latin Mia, from Greek Maia, from maia, good mother, nurse; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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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Noun1.Maia - type genus of the MajidaeMaia - 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
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Henry VII] libelli oblatio"), in the course of which he mentions another writer: Nam mihi magnanimi regis cantanda Britannum Maiestas sacrata, sonis memorandaque quondam Illius acta meis, gelidae qui temperat oras Hibernae, sine fraude ulla, sed Matte feroces Saepe quatit Gallos, cui clara Britannia paret, Insula dives opum, duri Mavortis alumna: Albion hanc olim patres dixere Latini.
The 'Opicius' poems (British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. iv) and the ... by Carlson, David R. / Renaissance Quarterly
Schola Gregoriana Pragensis Maiestas Dei (Grudencz, Dufay, Anonymous) Schola Gregoriana Pragensis, David Eben.
Maiestas Dei (Grudencz, Dufay, Anonymous) by Bata, Jan / Czech Music
Quidam etiam non ignobiles veterum philosophorum corporis pulchritudini quandam felictitatem inesse putaverunt, magnam siquidem venustati et dignitati gratiam inesse iudicantes, quod qui rebus iis praestarent alios facile ad se amandos, ad se verendos allicerent, quibus aetate crescente veneranda quaedam maiestas accedere videtur, qua inferiorum animi incredibiliter ad parendum maioribus moventur, magisque interdum homines corporis gratia et veneratio quam vires ipse tuentur.
Marriage, sexual pleasure, and learned brides in the wedding orations ... by D'Elia, Anthony F. / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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