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👤 Maia

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Information
daughter of Atlas, mother of Hermes
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205233
Trismegistos
https://www.trismegistos.org/name/14174
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/Lcx5JStKTXW92NQcLkt3tQw
Gender
Female
Birth
Birth is narrated
Experiences
Undergoes metamorphosis
Death
Transformed into a celestial body
Daughter of
👤 Atlas holds up the sky as punishment👤 Pleione daughter of Oceanos
Mother of
👤 Hermes Olympian god
Has children with
👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god
Born at
🌍 Mount Cyllene (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia
Transformed into
⭐ the Pleiades constellation⭐ Maia star in the Pleiades constellation
Belongs to
👥 the Pleiades (Atlantids) seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione transformed into a constellation
Dwelling
🏛️ the Cave of Maia (Arcadia) on Mount Cyllene
Related entities
👤 Arcas son of Zeus and Callisto👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese👤 Alcyone (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas, one of the Pleiades👤 Atlas holds up the sky as punishment👤 Celaino (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas👤 Electra (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas👤 Pleione daughter of Oceanos👤 Merope (Atlantid) daugher of Atlas, wife of Sisyphos👤 Sterope (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas, one of the Pleiades👤 Taygete daughter of Atlas👥 the Pleiades (Atlantids) seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione transformed into a constellation👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Apollo Olympian god🌍 Mount Cyllene (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia👤 Hera Olympian goddess🏛️ the Cave of Maia (Arcadia) on Mount Cyllene🏛️ the Temple of Apollo at Delphi historical temple, on the site from mid-fourth century BC👤 Amphitrite wife of Poseidon, Oceanid or Nereid according to different traditions👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Calliope Muse👥 the Charites personifications of grace, sometimes singular ('Charis')👤 Cheiron (centaur) centaur👤 Cleio (Muse) Muse👤 Demeter Olympian goddess👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Doris (Oceanid) Oceanid, mother of the Nereids👤 Erato (Muse) Muse👤 Euterpe Muse👤 Hestia Olympian goddess👤 Oceanos (Titan) Titan, personification of Ocean👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Tethys Titan👤 Hephaistos Olympian god👤 Iris personification of the rainbow, messenger of the gods👤 Ourania (Muse) Muse👤 Peleus son of Aiacos, father of Achilles👥 the Horai personifications of natural order👥 the Muses personifications of poetry and music👤 Polymnia Muse👤 Leto mother of Artemis and Apollo👤 Melpomene Muse👥 the Moirai the Fates👤 Nereus son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids👤 Terpsichore Muse👤 Thaleia (Muse) Muse👤 Thetis Nereid, mother of Achilles👤 Chariclo (w. of Cheiron) a Naiad⏳ the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis held in Thessaly, with the gods in attendance⭐ the Pleiades constellation⭐ Maia star in the Pleiades constellation👤 Orion (hunter) a gigantic autochthon
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.8.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.2📖 Hesiod, Theogony 938-939📖 Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes 1-16📖 Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes 227-230📖 Homeric Hymn 29 to Hestia 1-11📖 Homeric Hymn 18 to Hermes 1-12📖 Euripides, Medeia 731-763📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 118 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 119 Most📖 Sophocles, Electra 1364-1395📖 Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes 176-181📖 Homer, Odyssey 14.378-14.385📖 Bacchylides, Dithyrambs 19📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 2.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 4.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 4.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 11.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Prometheus 5📖 Lucian, Charon, or the Inspectors 1📖 Corinna fr. 654 PMG📖 Diodoros, Library 3.60.1-3.60.5📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 160 Most📖 Ovid, Ibis 471-472📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.622-1.688📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.833-2.875📖 Vergil, Georgics 1.204-1.230📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 15.256📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.486a📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.486c📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 24.24📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 202-228📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.301-11.345📖 Euripides, Andromache 274-308📖 Euripides, Helen 220-284📖 Euripides, Electra 452-475📖 Ovid, Heroides 16.1-16.212
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, Theogony Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes Homeric Hymn 29 to Hestia Homeric Hymn 18 to HermesEuripides, MedeiaHesiod, EhoiaiSophocles, ElectraHomer, OdysseyBacchylides, DithyrambsLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, PrometheusLucian, Charon, or the InspectorsCorinnaDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisOvid, MetamorphosesVergil, GeorgicsD-Scholia, IliadLycophron, AlexandraEuripides, AndromacheEuripides, HelenEuripides, ElectraOvid, Heroides
Reported to be mentioned in text
Dionysios ScytobrachionHellanicosEratosthenes, Poetic Fragments
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 7 Rusten📖 Hellanicos fr. 19 Fowler📖 Eratosthenes, Poetic Fragments fr. 1 Powell
Depictions
🎨 Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2)
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 the Land of the Atlantians mythical territory on the Atlantic coast of Africa
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