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	Maia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maia (mythology), in Greek mythology, is the eldest of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
		Maia (star) in astronomy, (20 Tauri) is the third brightest of the seven bright stars in the Pleiades open star cluster.
		Maia (Ribeira Grande) is a parish in Ribeira Grande in the Azores (an autonomous region of Portugal)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maia (334 words)

	Wikipedia: Maia
		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.
		Maia was associated with Vulcan, and on the first of May the flamen of that god sacrificed to her a pregnant sow, an appropriate sacrifice also for an earth goddess such as Bona Dea: a sow-shaped wafer might be substituted.
		Tolkien's mythos, a Maia is one from the lesser kind of Ainur, beings of power which pre-date the creation of existence.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/m/ma/maia.html (308 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Greek &. Roman Mythology (A-M)
		In the mythology of the Solomon Islands, Adaro is a sea-spirit.
		In Greek mythology Astraea was the daughter of Zeus and Themis, the goddess of justice.
		In Greek mythology Ion was the son of Apollo and the Arthenian princess Creusa, whom Apollo raped on the Acropolis.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/D1A.HTM (7718 words)

	mythology articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Selene SELENE [Selene], in Greek mythology and mythology, moon goddess; daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and sister of the sun god Helios.
		Eurynome EURYNOME [Eurynome], in Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and mother, by Zeus, of the Graces.
		In the mythology of the Pelasgians, an aboriginal non-Greek people living in Greece before the Mycenaean period, she rose alone out of chaos and separated the earth from the sky.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/08928.html (481 words)

	Maia
		She and her sisters, born on Mt Cyllene[?] in Arcadia, are sometimes called mountain goddesses.
		She was identified by the Romans with Maia Majesta, an old Italian goddess of spring, to whom a sacrifice was offered on the first of May by the priest of Vulcan.
		The month of May was sacred to her; her name is the source of it.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Maia.html (202 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Irish mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology.
		Although many of the manuscripts have failed to survive, and much more material was probably never committed to writing, there is enough remaining to enable the identification of four distinct, if overlapping, cycles: the Mythological Cycle, The Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle and the Historical Cycle.
		The three main manuscript sources for Irish mythology are the late 11th/early 12th century Lebor na hUidre which is in the library of the Royal Irish Academy, the early 12th century Book of Leinster in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, and the Rawlinson manuscript B 502 (Rawl.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Irish_mythology (2282 words)

	Ancient Greece Mythology
		Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld and the daughter of Demeter.
		Persephone is the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology.
		Mythology in Western Art If you are looking for Greek mythology Internet resources, this is an excellent one.
	www.ancientgreece.com /mythology/mythology.htm (2820 words)

	ja #12510 #12452 #12450 Maia in Greek mythology Greek mythology... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ja:マイア "Maia", in Greek mythology Greek mythology, is the eldest of the Pleiades Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas Atlas and Pleione Pleione.
		Maia was identified in Roman mythology Roman mythology with "Maia Maiestas" (also called Fauna, Bona Dea Bona Dea (the 'Good Goddess') and Ops Ops), a goddess who may be equivalent to an old Italic Italic goddess of spring.
		Tolkien's mythos, a "Maia Maia" is one from the lesser kind of Ainur Ainur, beings of power which pre-date the creation of existence.
	www.biodatabase.de /Maia (425 words)

	Mythography \| The Greek Lovers Maia and Zeus in Myth and Art
		Although Maia did not play a prominent part in myth outside of her roles as mistress and mother, this legendary figure still merits attention and respect for her contributions.
		It is worth noting that other sources expand upon Hesiod's description of Maia's heritage, and state that she was a member of the Pleiades (the Pleiades were daughters of Atlas and Pleione).
		One remarkable feature of the story of Maia's liaison with Zeus is the lack of interference by Hera, Zeus's notoriously jealous wife.
	www.loggia.com /myth/maia.html (411 words)

	Maia articles on Encyclopedia.com
		Hermes HERMES [Hermes] in Greek religion and mythology, son of Zeus and Maia.
		Pleiades PLEIADES [Pleiades] in Greek mythology, seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione.
		Zeus ZEUS [Zeus], in Greek religion and mythology, son and successor of Kronos as supreme god.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Maia (253 words)

	Zeus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His numerous affairs resulted in many offspring, some of the more wellknown being Apollo and Artemis by Leto, Hermes by Maia, Dionysus by Semele, Perseus by Danae, Heracles by Alcmene, and the Muses by Mnemosyne; By Hera, he sired Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe and Hephaestus.
		Jupiter; Deus pater), and in Germanic and Norse mythology (cf.
		In the Greek and Roman mythology, the god of the sky was also the supreme god, whereas this function was filled out by Odin among the Germanic tribes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zeus (2945 words)

	Maia
		Maia was the eldest of the daughters, and said to be the most beautiful.
		When Apollo stormed into Maia's cave, she showed him the tiny baby to prove he could not have been the cattle thief.
		Some time later, Maia helped Zeus when Hera had caused the death of one of his other mistresses, Callisto, who had borne him a son, named Arcas.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/m/maia.html (272 words)

	- Oreads: Nymphs of mountains and grottoes \| greek mythology
		In Greek mythology, Cynosura was a nymph (an Oread) on Mount Ida, Crete.
		Maia, eldest of the seven Pleiades, was mother of Hermes by Zeus.
		In Greek mythology, Dryope was the daughter of Dryops or of Eurytus (and hence half-sister to Iole).
	www.greek-mythology.net /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10 (2607 words)

	Maia Weinstock
		According to Greek Mythology, Maia was the goddess of spring.
		Like the Greek Maia, the Roman Maia (in the image at right) was also worshiped as a "good mother." It is generally acknowledged that the month of May is named in honor of the Roman Maia.
		According to legend, Maia and her sisters were placed into the sky by Zeus so that they would forever be out of the reach of Orion, a constant suiter.
	www.maiaw.com /name.html (951 words)

	Greek Mythology: MAEA MAIA Pleaid Nymph of Mount Cyllene in Arcadia w/ Pictures
		MAIA was the eldest of the Pleiades, the seven Nymph goddesses of the constellation of the same name.
		Ever she avoided the throng of the blessed gods and lived in a shadowy cave, and there the Son of Kronos used to lie with the rich-tressed nymphe [nymphe euplokamos] at dead of night, while white-armed Hera lay bound in sweet sleep: and neither deathless god nor mortal man knew it.
		Maia, Electra, Taygete[lay] with Jove [Zeus]." - Ovid, Fasti 4.169
	www.theoi.com /Nymphe/NympheMaia.html (1376 words)

	Pagan News - Pagan News & Information
		Son of Zeus and a nymph named Maia (mythology)Maia, Hermes was equivalent to the Roman mythologyRoman god Mercury (mythology)
		Maia wrapped the infant in blankets but Hermes escaped while she was asleep.
		Apollo complained to Maia that her son had stolen his cattle, but Hermes had already replaced himself in the blankets she had wrapped him in, so Maia refused to believe Apollos claim.
	www.pagannews.com /cgi-bin/gods3.pl?Hermes/Mercury (1134 words)

	Geboren Maia
		Maia was born on 18th Jan 2006 @ 8:14am.
		Lots of people have been interested in the name without realising how old and used it actually is..
		The girl's name Maia is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "great; mother." See below for more on Greek mythology.
	www.maiawaye.com (218 words)

	SalmonRiver Gazette: May Day
		May is named for Maia, grandmother, the Goddess of death and fertility.
		Maia scorns marriage, so it is a good idea to put weddings off until June.
		In Greek mythology, she lured mourning Demeter, the grain Goddess, out of her cave so that the land would become fruitful again.
	www.salmonriver.com /words/nancy/maia.html (923 words)

	The Name "Maya"
		Maia and her sisters mourned their father's humiliation so much that the gods turned them into doves to spare them any more pain.
		Maia is mainly remembered today as the goddess of spring and rebirth, like the month of May that bears her name.
		Greek writers called Maia one of the Pleiades, but also understood that she was the Great Goddess of the Maytime festivals, of the renewal and rebirth of the dead.
	www.menlo.com /folks/davis/Maya_Web/Maya_Name.html (1414 words)

	Greek Mythology: STORIES OF HERMES 1
		For then she bare a son, of many shifts, blandly cunning, a robber, a cattle driver, a bringer of dreams, a watcher by night, a thief at the gates, one who was soon to show forth wonderful deeds among the deathless gods.
		Maia, however, showed Apollon the baby in his swaddling-clothes, whereupon Apollon took him to Zeus and demanded his cattle.
		The son of Maia received it joyfully, while the glorious son of Leto, the lord far-working Apollon, took the lyre upon his left arm and tried each string with the key.
	www.theoi.com /Olympios/HermesMyths.html (7553 words)

	Hermes, Greek Mythology Link.
		Hermes is called Argiphontes, for having killed the All-seeing Argus 1 who guarded Io, and Psychopompus for being the guide of souls to the Underworld.
		Maia gave birth to Hermes in a cave in Mount Cyllene in Arcadia.
		In the meantime, Apollo came to Pylos looking for Hermes, but no one in the city was able to say in which direction the boy with the cattle had disappeared.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Hermes.html (1623 words)

	'from the Encyclopedia Mythica' Hermes
		Hermes, the herald of the Olympian gods, is son of Zeus and the nymph Maia, daughter of Atlas and one of the Pleiades.
		According to legend, Hermes was born in a cave on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia.
		Maia looked to Hermes and said it could not be, as he is still wrapped in swaddling bands.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/demons/emhermes.htm (1131 words)

	83.02.09: Mythology in the Esl* Classroom
		Mythology is a subject which appeals greatly to young adults.
		Mythology is to be introduced to the students in January when they have become more familiar with the English language.
		The students can be asked to find books on mythology in the library and to report on one of the gods in the myths they read.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1983/2/83.02.09.x.html (5221 words)

	Maia in Greek Mythology
		In Greek Mythology, Maia was one of The Pleiades.
		Maia was the oldest of these seven daughters and the most beautiful.
		Maia was placed amongst the stars with her sisters as the constellation Pleiades, and out of Orion’s reach.
	www.classbrain.com /artaskcb/publish/printer_22.shtml (178 words)

	Hermes - Simple English Wikipedia
		Hermes is the god of travellers and shepherds in Greek mythology.
		Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia.
		The story of his birth was told in the Homeric Hymn, which means Hyme to Hermes.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hermes (131 words)

	Maia Entertainment
		I found a Greek/Roman mythology book in the library one day and the definition it gave for the name Maia was "the goddess of wealth and prosperity" I thought that would be a cool name for a company so that's what we went with.
		As it turns out Maia is a name that is associated with many things, it is also associated with the month of May and that's when Ti and I began work on our first feature film.
		Since the name Maia has Greco-Roman roots I thought it would be cool to give the Maia Films logo an old broken statue look something like that of the Venus staue or like the ancient greek statue Nike.
	www.maia-entertainment.com /logo.php (313 words)

	Maia - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Maia, in Greek mythology, the eldest of the seven Pleiades, the children of Atlas and Pleione.
		A lover of Zeus, ruler of the Olympian gods, Maia...
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /Maia.html (56 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 905 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		MAIA (Maia or Mcuas), a daughter of Atlas arid Pleione (whence she is called Atlantis and Pleias), was the eldest of the Pleiades, and in a grotto of mount Cyllene in Arcadia she became by Zeus the mother of Hermes.
		Areas, the son of Zeus by Callisto, was given to her to be reared.
		while in the popular superstition of later times she was identified with Maia, the daughter of Atlas.
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