Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
Meaning & History
From Greek μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, dame, foster mother", perhaps in origin a nursery form of μήτηρ (meter). In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, the group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.
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Entry updated May 29, 2020