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In ancient Greek mythology, Maia (from ; or ), also spelled Maie, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of the messenger god Hermes by Zeus.

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Deity.type
Greek
Deity.image
File:Hermes Maia Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2304.jpg
Deity.caption
Hermes and Maia, detail from anAttic red-figure amphora (c. 500 BC)
Deity.member_of
the Pleiades
Deity.consort
Zeus
Deity.abode
Mount Cyllene, Arcadia
Deity.children
Hermes
Deity.siblings
Hyades, Hyas
Deity.name
Maia
Deity.deity_of
The Arcadian Pleiad Nymph
Deity.parents
Atlas and Pleione or Aethra
Deity.roman_equivalent
Maia

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Maia (mythology)
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Μαία
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8 sections
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  • Family
  • Mythology
  • Birth of Hermes
  • As nurturer
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading

In ancient Greek mythology, Maia (from ; or ), also spelled Maie, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of the messenger god Hermes by Zeus.

Maia was identified with the Roman earth goddess Maia, the mother of Mercury.

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