Maia

Maia /ˈmaɪ.ə/ may refer to:

Mythology

• Maia (mythology), the eldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, also identified with an Ancient Italic goddess of spring and the most beautiful

Literature, fiction and entertainment

• Maia (novel), a fantasy novel by Richard Adams
• Os Maias or "The Maias", a realist novel by Eça de Queirós, named after the protagonist family
• Maia (Middle-earth), one of a race of beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings
• Maia Skouris (née Rutledge), a character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400
• Maia Jeffries, a character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
• Maïa, a 1910 opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo
• Maia Sterling, a character from the Robotech anime series
• Maia, the name given to Thumbelina by her newlywed husband, the King of the Spirit of the Flowers, in Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale "Thumbelina"
• Maia, Queen of Hallasar and reincarnation of the goddess Laharah in the video game Summoner 2
• Maia Mizuki, the protagonist of the anime Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
• Maia, a werewolf character in The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
• Maia, a fictional asteroid in The Last Policeman and its sequels by Ben H. Winters
• Maia (video game) an upcoming science fiction video game

Place names

New Zealand

• Maia, New Zealand, a suburb of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand

Portugal

• Maia Municipality
• Maia, Porto, Portugal, a city in the municipality above
• Maia (Ribeira Grande), a parish in Ribeira Grande Municipality in the Azores, Portugal

Romania

• Maia, Ialomița, a commune in Ialomiţa County
• Maia, a village in Bobâlna Commune, Cluj County
• Maia, a village in Bereni Commune, Mureş County

United Kingdom

• Maia, a Roman fort located in Bowness-on-Solway, England

People

• Maia (name)
• Maia (singer), stage name of Colombian singer Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco
• Maia Lewis, a New Zealand cricket player
• Maia Mitchell, Australian actress and singer
• Demian Maia, Brazilian mixed martial artist

Other

• Maia (star), the third brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster
• F.C. Maia, a Portuguese football club
• Short S.21 Maia, a piggyback long-range flying boat combination

See also

• Maïa (disambiguation)
• Majo or Maja, terms for people from the lower classes of Spanish society
• Maja (disambiguation)
• Mya (disambiguation)
• Maya (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Maia"
• All pages with titles containing Maia