Maya

Maya may refer to:

Peoples, languages, numerical systems

• The Maya peoples, peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America
  • Maya civilization, their historical civilization
  • Mayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the Maya
    • Yucatec Maya language, a specific Mayan language frequently referred to simply as Maya
  • Maya numerals, the numeral system used by the Maya civilization
  • Maya calendar, the system of calendars and almanacs used in the Maya civilization
  • Maya script, the writing system of the Maya civilization
  • Maya society, social constructs and practices of the Maya
• Badimaya language, an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as "Parti-Maya"
• Maya language (Brazil), an unclassified language that may be related to the Panoan languages
• Ma'ya language, an Austronesian language of West Papua

Religion and mythology

• Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America
  • Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization
• Maya (illusion), in Hinduism and Sikhism, the principal concept which manifests, perpetuates and governs the illusion and dream of duality in the phenomenal Universe
• Mayasura, a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya
• Maya (mother of Buddha), the mother of the historical Buddha
• Mahamaya-tantra, "Great Maya tantra", a Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra & meditational deity

Historical persons or events

See Maya (given name) for persons with this name.

• Battle of Maya, a 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces
• Maya (Egyptian) (13th century BC), the treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt
• Maya (Korean singer) (b. 1979), K-Pop singer
• Maya (musician), vocalist of Japanese visual kei band LM.C

Geographical locations

• Maya, Western Australia, a location in Western Australia
• Maya, Chizhou (马衙镇), town in Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
• Maya, an alternative transliteration of Al-Mayah, a town in Libya
• Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in northern Guatemala
• Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
• Maya Mountains, a range in Guatemala and Belize
• Maya Pass, Pyrenees, pass were the battle of Maya was fought in 1813
• Maya River, a river in the region of Sakha, Russia
• Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan
• Yogmaya Temple in New Delhi, India

Technology

• Japanese cruiser Maya of the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Japanese gunboat Maya, the lead ship of the Aero L-29 Delfín, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
• Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics
• Washburn Maya Signature Series, six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars

Culture and art

Fictional characters

• Maya, the original name given to Aelita (Code Lyoko) in the TV show Code Lyoko
• Maya, the Indian DC Comics super-heroine. See Maya (comics)
• Maya, the alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Paragon. See Paragon (comics)
• Maya, a character in Battlestar Galactica. See List of minor characters in Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
• Maya (Space: 1999), an alien character on the television series Space: 1999
• Maya the Magnificent, the title elephant of the 1966 film and 1967 Maya (TV series) scripted by Jalal Din
• Maya Amano, a player character from videogame Persona 2
• Maya the Bee, a character in a German and Czech children's book and television series
• Maya Chinn, a character from the American daytime soap opera Passions. See Minor Passions characters
• Maya Do'Urden, a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in Forgotten Realms. See House Do'Urden
• Maya Fey, a character from the Ace Attorney videogame series. See List of characters in the Ace Attorney series
• Maya Gallo, a character in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me
• Maya Herrera, a character in the NBC drama series, Heroes
• Maya of Mirinoi, the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. See Galaxy Power Rangers.
• Maya Santos, a character from the children's animated series Maya & Miguel
• Maya Wilkes, a character from the American sitcom Girlfriends
• Maya Fisher, a character from the HBO TV show Six Feet Under .

Art, film, literature, music

• Maya, a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder
• Maya, a song by the Incredible String Band from the 1968 album Wee Tam and the Big Huge
• Maya (Banco de Gaia album), 1994 release by Banco de Gaia
• MAYA (M.I.A. album), or /\/\/\Y/\, the 2010 album by M.I.A.
• Maya (film), a 2001 film by Digvijay Singh
• Maya (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker
• Maya (TV series), a US television adventure series that ran from 1967 to 1968 and was a follow-up to the 1966 film
• The Maya Calendar and the European Agenda, a documentary film about Prodesis by Mirrormundo
• Maya TV, television channel in Honduras
• Maya Lokam, 1945 Telugu film.
• Māya Love, a 1974 song by George Harrison from his album Dark Horse
• Maya Memsaab, a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Ketan Mehta
• Maya with Doll, a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya
• Tamperer featuring Maya, a British pop group

Other

• C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
• Maya, the name for a number of different birds in various Philippine languages, including:
  • Philippine Oriole
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
  • Black-headed Munia
• MAYA, the acronym of the Muslim Arab Youth Association, an American Muslim organization
• MAYA, the acronym for "Most Advanced Yet Acceptable", a product design principle associated with Form follows function

See also

• Mayan (disambiguation)
• Maia (disambiguation)
• Maja (disambiguation)
• Majo
• Mya (disambiguation)

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