Maya
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The word Maya or maya can refer to:
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[edit] Peoples
- 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
- Maya people, an Australian Aboriginal tribe
- Maya language, an unclassified language that may be related to the Panoan family
[edit] Religion
- 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
[edit] Historical persons
- Maya (Egyptian), a treasurer to the pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty
- Maya (Korean singer), K-Pop singer
- Maya Angelou, African-American author and poet
- Maya Deren, American avant-garde filmmaker
- Maya Gold, the stage name of a Hungarian pornographic actress
- Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Maya Mishalska, a Mexican actress
- Maya Plisetskaya, a Russian ballerina
- Maya Rudolph, American actress and Saturday Night Live cast member
- Queen Maya, the mother of the historical Buddha
[edit] Geographical locations
- Maya River, a river in the region of Sakha, Russia
- the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala
- Maya, a location in Western Australia
[edit] Technology
- Japanese cruiser Maya, of the Imperial Japanese Navy
- Maya (software), a computer program for creating 3D graphics
- Aero L-29 Delfin, Czech military jet trainer aircraft (NATO reporting name)
- Maya, a brand of guitar
[edit] Fictional characters or artistic works
[edit] Books and Fiction
- 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 (Space: 1999), an alien character on the television series Space: 1999
- Maya (television show), an hour-long television adventure series
- Maya Chinn, a character from the American daytime soap opera Passions, portrayed by Kyrie Maezumi
- Maya Gallo, a character in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me
- Maya Ibuki, a character in the fictional Neon Genesis Evangelion anime universe
- Maya of Mirinoi, The Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
- Maya the Bee, a character in a popular German children's book and television series
- Maya Hernández, a doctor in the sci-fi TV series Babylon 5
- Maya Fisher, a character in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under
- Maya was the original name given to Aelita (Code Lyoko) in the TV show Code Lyoko.
[edit] Music
- Maya, a song by the Incredible String Band
- Maya (album), by Banco de Gaia
[edit] Games
- Maya (Ragnarok), an MVP monster from the MMORPG Ragnarok Online
[edit] Other
- Maya, the common name for the Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Maya Gold, a brand of orange-flavoured, organic chocolate produced by Green & Black's
- Maya, translated as greed; one of the 18 traditional undesirables in Jainism
- Maya sticks, pieces of resin-rich wood used as a firestarter
[edit] See also
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