Maya

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Maya may refer to:

Contents 1 Peoples and languages 2 Religion and mythology 3 Historical persons 4 Geographical locations 5 Technology 6 Fictional characters or artistic works 6.1 Art 6.2 Characters 6.3 Literature 6.4 Films 6.5 TV 6.6 Music 6.7 Games 7 Other 8 See also

[edit] Peoples and languages

• The Maya, Native American peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America
  • Maya peoples, the contemporary indigenous peoples
  • Maya civilization, their historical pre-Columbian civilization
  • Mayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the Maya
  • Yucatec Maya language, specific and most widespread Mayan language, frequently referred to simply as Maya
• Maya people (Australia), an Australian Aboriginal tribe
• Maya language (Australia), an Aboriginal language
• Badimaya language, an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as "Parti-Maya"
• Maya language (Brazil), an unclassified language of Brazil that may be related to the Panoan languages

[edit] Religion and mythology

• Maya (Jainism), translated as "greed"; one of the 18 traditional undesirables in Jainism
• Maya (illusion), a concept in Hindu and Dharmic philosophy
• Mayasura, a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya
• Queen Maya, the mother of the historical Buddha
• Maia (mythology), eldest of the Pleiades in Greek Mythology, mother of Hermes
• Maia Maiestas, goddess (also called Bona Dea) in Roman mythology, perhaps equivalent to Old Italic goddess of spring

[edit] Historical persons

• Maya (Egyptian) (13th century BC), the treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt
• Maya (Korean singer), K-Pop singer
• Maya Angelou, African-American author and poet
• Maya Bond, Japanese American singer
• Maya Deren, American avant-garde filmmaker
• Maya Gold, stage name of a Hungarian pornographic actress
• Maya Jobarteh (b. 1983), West African kora player
• Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Maya Mishalska, Mexican actress
• Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballerina
• Maya Ritter (b. 1993), Canadian actress
• Maya Rudolph, American actress and Saturday Night Live cast member
• Maya Klem, A prefessional ballerena for American ballet theater

[edit] Geographical locations

• Maya River, a river in the region of Sakha, Russia
• Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in northern Guatemala
• Maya, Australia, a location in Western Australia
• Maya Klem, A profesional ballerena who dances for american ballet theater/

[edit] Technology

• Japanese cruiser Maya of the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Maya, the NATO reporting name for Aero L-29 Delfin, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
• Maya (software), a computer program for creating 3D graphics
• Maya Signature Series, six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars
• Mapping the Mirador Basin: Exploration and New Technology in the Cradle of Maya Civilization By Richard D. Hansen http://newmedia.ufm.edu/pagina.asp?nom=hansenmiradorbasin

[edit] Fictional characters or artistic works

[edit] Art

• Maya with Doll, a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya.

[edit] Characters

• Maya was the original name given to Aelita (Code Lyoko) in the TV show Code Lyoko.
• Maya (Space: 1999), an alien character on the television series Space: 1999
• Maya the Bee, a character in a popular German children's book and television series
• Maya of Mirinoi, the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
• Maya Chinn, a character from the American daytime soap opera Passions, portrayed by Kyrie Maezumi
• Maya Do'Urden, a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in Forgotten Realms
• Maya Fisher, a character in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under
• Maya Gallo, a character in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me
• Maya Hernández, a doctor in the sci-fi TV series Babylon 5
• Maya Ibuki, a character in the Neon Genesis Evangelion fictional universe
• Maya Lopez, Echo in Marvel Comics
• Maya Kamina, a character in RahXephon
• Maya (Battlestar Galactica), a character in Battlestar Galactica

[edit] Literature

• Maya, a book by Jostein Gaarder
• Maya, a demi-goddess in Roger Zelazny's book Lord of Light

[edit] Films

• Maya Memsaab, a 1992 Bollywood movie starring Deepa Sahi, Farooq Shaik and Shah Rukh Khan

[edit] TV

• Maya (television show), an hour-long television adventure series

[edit] Music

• Maya, a song by the Incredible String Band
• Maya (album), by Banco de Gaia
• Tamperer featuring Maya, a pop group

[edit] Games

• Maya (Ragnarok), an MVP monster from the MMORPG Ragnarok Online
• Maya from Killer Instinct 2
• Maya Fey, a primary character from the Ace Attorney series
• Maya Shidow, a character from the game Phantasy Star Universe.

[edit] Other

• Maya, the Filipino name for the Eurasian Tree Sparrow
• Maya Gold, a brand of orange-flavoured, organic chocolate produced by Green & Black's
• Maya sticks, pieces of resin-rich wood used as a firestarter

[edit] See also

• Maia
• Maja, Majo