Maia
Sign in to saveIn ancient Greek mythology, Maia (from ; or ), also spelled Maie, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of the messenger god Hermes by Zeus.
Key facts
- 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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8 sectionsContents
- 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.