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Māia (dissyll.), ae, f.: one of the Pleiades or seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, who became by Jupiter the mother of Mercury, 1.297.

Māia, Māja (written by Cicero Majja, like ejjus, pejjus, etc.; v. the letter J), ae, f., = Μαῖα.

I Daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and the mother of Mercury by Jupiter, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 56: Majā genitum demittit ab alto, i. e. Mercury, Verg. A. 1, 297: Maiā natus, Hor. S. 2, 6, 5; Ov. M. 11, 303; Macr. S. 1, 12, 19; acc. Majam, Ov. F. 4, 174.—As one of the Pleiades: sanctissima Maja, Cic. Arat. 270: multi ante occasum Majae coepere, Verg. G. 1, 225; Ov. F. 4, 174; 5, 85.—
II A daughter of Faunus, Macr. S. 1, 12.

Māia, ae, f. (= die Hehre, v. maius, a, um), Tochter des Atlas und der Plejone, Mutter Merkurs, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 56. Macr. sat . 1, 12. § 19; eine von den Plejaden, Cic. Arat. 36. Verg. georg. 1, 225: Maiā genitus, Merkur, Verg. Aen. 1, 297: ders. Maiā natus, Hor. sat. 2, 6, 5; u. Maiā creatus, Ov. met. 11, 303: Akk. Maiān, Ov. fast. 4, 174. – Dav. Māiadēs, ae, m., der Sohn der Maja, der Majade, v. Merkur, Prisc. 2, 34 (ohne Beleg).

2 Măia æ, f. , Maïa ¶ 1 fille dʼAtlas et de Pleioné, mère de Mercure : Cic. Nat. 3, 56 ; Hor. S. 2, 6, 5 ; Virg. En. 1, 297 ; Ov. M. 11, 303 || est aussi une des Pléiades : Virg. G. 1, 225 ; Cic. Arat. 34, 37 ; Ov. F. 4, 174 ¶ 2 fille de Faunus, divinité romaine incarnant le printemps, dont la fête se célébrait en mai : Macr. Sat. 1, 12.

Maia, ae f dochter v. Atlas, moeder v. Mercurius; een v.d. Plejaden, gelijkgesteld met de met Vulcanus verbonden Oud-Rom. godin v.d. natuur en groei; zij kreeg offers op de eerste dag v.d. naar haar genoemde maand mei.

Maia

(Μαῖα). The daughter of Atlas and Pleioné, one of the Pleiades (q.v.), and mother of Hermes by Zeus. The Romans identified her with an old Italian goddess of spring, Maia Maiestas (also called Fauna, Bona Dea, Ops), who was held to be the wife of Vulcan, and to whom the flamen of that god sacrificed a pregnant sow on the first of May.

MAIA, see HADRIAN'S WALL

Maia Maia, daughter of Atlas

one of the Pleiades: Apollod. 3.10.1
bears Hermes to Zeus: Apollod. 3.10.1
shows the infant Hermes to Apollo: Apollod. 3.10.2
receives the infant Arcas from Hermes to bring up in Arcadia: Apollod. 3.8.2

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