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Maia (mā`ə, mī`ə).

1 In Greek mythology, oldest of the Pleiades Pleiades, in Greek mythology, seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione. According to one legend they were the attendants of Artemis and were changed into stars by the gods when they were pursued by the amorous hunter Orion.
..... Click the link for more information. . She was the mother of Hermes by Zeus.

2 In Roman mythology, goddess of fertility; also called Maiesta. She was often identified with Bona Dea Bona Dea , in Roman religion, ancient fertility goddess worshiped only by women; also called Fauna. She was said to be the daughter, sister, or wife of Faunus. No man could be present at her annual festival in May.
..... Click the link for more information. . The month of May was probably named for her.

Maia

a mountain range in Khabarovsk Krai, RSFSR. It extends for 200 km along the drainage divide of the Uda River (Sea of Okhotsk basin) and its left tributary, the Maia River. Elevation, 1,983 m. The range is composed of metamorphic rocks and granites, and in the southeast, of effusive rocks and their tuffs. The Maia Range is deeply dissected by valleys. Spruce-fir and larch taiga grows on the slopes at elevations to 1,000 m; higher up there is a zone of dwarf stone pine and mountain tundras.

Maia

a river in Khabarovsk Krai and the Yakut ASSR, a right tributary of the Aldan River (Lena Basin). Length, 1,053 km; basin area, 171,000 sq km. Its sources are the Pravaia and Levaia Maia, and it flows mainly within the borders of the ludoma-Maia upland. Along the upper and middle course the valley is broad and swampy; along the lower course it is more narrow. The river’s feeding is mixed. The average water flow is 1,180 cu m per sec. High water is from May through September. It freezes in the second half of October and thaws in May. The ludoma is a large right tributary. The Maia is navigable for about 500 km from the estuary. During the second half of the 17th century the route from Yakutsk to the Sea of Okhotsk followed the Maia valley.

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No references found	Henry VII] libelli oblatio"), in the course of which he mentions another writer: Nam mihi magnanimi regis cantanda Britannum Maiestas sacrata, sonis memorandaque quondam Illius acta meis, gelidae qui temperat oras Hibernae, sine fraude ulla, sed Matte feroces Saepe quatit Gallos, cui clara Britannia paret, Insula dives opum, duri Mavortis alumna: Albion hanc olim patres dixere Latini. The 'Opicius' poems (British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. iv) and the ... by Carlson, David R. / Renaissance Quarterly Schola Gregoriana Pragensis Maiestas Dei (Grudencz, Dufay, Anonymous) Schola Gregoriana Pragensis, David Eben. Maiestas Dei (Grudencz, Dufay, Anonymous) by Bata, Jan / Czech Music Quidam etiam non ignobiles veterum philosophorum corporis pulchritudini quandam felictitatem inesse putaverunt, magnam siquidem venustati et dignitati gratiam inesse iudicantes, quod qui rebus iis praestarent alios facile ad se amandos, ad se verendos allicerent, quibus aetate crescente veneranda quaedam maiestas accedere videtur, qua inferiorum animi incredibiliter ad parendum maioribus moventur, magisque interdum homines corporis gratia et veneratio quam vires ipse tuentur. Marriage, sexual pleasure, and learned brides in the wedding orations ... by D'Elia, Anthony F. / Renaissance Quarterly	Maiano Maiatskoe Gorodishche Maiboroda, Georgiiillarionovich Maichishan MAID Maidana, Antonio Maidanek Maidari Khural maiden Maiden Castle maiden over maiden tower Maiden's Tower Maidenhair Fern maidenhair tree maidenhead Maidens' Fair on Mount Gaina Maidstone Maidstone State Park Maidu Maiduguri Maidyarem Maidyoshahem Maidyozarem Maier, Hermann Maiesta maieusiophobia Maievskii, Nikolai Maievskii, Nikolai Vladimirovich Maifest Maigret, Inspector Maiia Chiburdanidze Maiia Grigorevna Chiburdanidze Maiia Mikhailovna Plisetskaia Maiia Plisetskaia Maiia Shakhberdyeva Maiju Lassila Maikain Maikal Maikanova, Sabira Maikop Maikop Culture Maikop Kurgan Maikop Series Maikor Maikotin, Venedikt Maikotin, Venedikt Aleksandrovich Maikov, Apollon Maikov, Apollon Nikolaevich Maikov, Leonid Maikov, Leonid Nikolaevich	Maidstone Road Baptist Church Maidstone State Park Maidstone, England Maidstone, England Maidstone, Kent Maidstone, Kent Maidu Maidu Maidu Cultural and Development Group Maiduan languages Maiduguri Maiduguri Maidus Maidus Maidyarem Maidyarem Maidyarem Maidyarem Maidyoshahem Maidyozarem MAIE MAIE MAIEA MAIED Maier and Zink Photography Maier Suchowljansky Maier, Hermann Maierbock MAIES MAIES Maiesta maiestas maieusiophobia maieusiophobia maieutic maieutic method maieutical Maieutics Maievskii, Nikolai Maievskii, Nikolai Vladimirovich MAIF MAIFA MAIFE Maifest MAIFFPC MAIFI MAIG Maiga MAIGC maiger MAIGIS maigre Maigre food Maigret, Inspector MAIH Maihem Maihem Maihem

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Henry VII] libelli oblatio"), in the course of which he mentions another writer: Nam mihi magnanimi regis cantanda Britannum Maiestas sacrata, sonis memorandaque quondam Illius acta meis, gelidae qui temperat oras Hibernae, sine fraude ulla, sed Matte feroces Saepe quatit Gallos, cui clara Britannia paret, Insula dives opum, duri Mavortis alumna: Albion hanc olim patres dixere Latini.

The 'Opicius' poems (British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. iv) and the ... by Carlson, David R. / Renaissance Quarterly

Schola Gregoriana Pragensis Maiestas Dei (Grudencz, Dufay, Anonymous) Schola Gregoriana Pragensis, David Eben.

Maiestas Dei (Grudencz, Dufay, Anonymous) by Bata, Jan / Czech Music

Quidam etiam non ignobiles veterum philosophorum corporis pulchritudini quandam felictitatem inesse putaverunt, magnam siquidem venustati et dignitati gratiam inesse iudicantes, quod qui rebus iis praestarent alios facile ad se amandos, ad se verendos allicerent, quibus aetate crescente veneranda quaedam maiestas accedere videtur, qua inferiorum animi incredibiliter ad parendum maioribus moventur, magisque interdum homines corporis gratia et veneratio quam vires ipse tuentur.

Marriage, sexual pleasure, and learned brides in the wedding orations ... by D'Elia, Anthony F. / Renaissance Quarterly

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