Maia

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Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Hermes 0
Zeus 0
Μαία 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Daughter of Atlas
Daughter of Pleione
Greek mythological figure
Nymph
Pleiad
associatedConstellation Taurus
associatedWith Growth
Mount Cyllene
Spring
astronomicalAssociation Star Maia in the Pleiades cluster
category Characters in Greek mythology
Children of Atlas
Nymphs of Greek mythology
Women associated with Hermes
characterTrait Reclusive
Shy
consort Zeus
culture Greek mythology
etymology Name possibly related to Greek word for "nurse" or "mother"
family Titan lineage through Atlas
gender Female
grandparent Hermes
groupRole Eldest of the Pleiades in some traditions
lover Maia self-linksurface differs
memberOf Pleiades
mentionedIn Homeric Hymns
surface form: Homeric Hymn to Hermes

Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
surface form: Works of Apollodorus

Works of Hesiod
mother Maia self-linksurface differs
mythologicalEra Age of the Titans and early Olympians
notableEvent Birth of Hermes
parent Hermes
relative Atlas
Pleione
residence Mount Cyllene
surface form: Cave on Mount Cyllene
role Mother of a major Olympian god
sibling Alcyone
Celaeno
Electra
Merope
Sterope
Taygete
worship Connected to cult of Hermes in Arcadia
Honored in Arcadia

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlas child Maia
subject surface form: Atlas
Zeus consort Maia
M45 containsStar Maia
Pleiades containsStar Maia
Maia lover Maia self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Zeus
Maia mother Maia self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hermes
Hermes mother Maia
Pleione motherOf Maia
Hermes parents Maia
Alcyone sibling Maia
Celaeno sibling Maia
Electra sibling Maia
Merope sibling Maia
Sterope sibling Maia
Taygete sibling Maia
Ταϋγέτη sibling Maia
this entity surface form: Μαία