Maian.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪə/,

/ˈmeɪə/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪə/,

/ˈmeɪ(j)ə/

Origin: Of multiple origins. From proper names. Etymons: proper names Māia, Greek Μαῖα.

Etymology: Partly < (i) classical Latin Māia, the name of an ancient Roman deity who came to be identified with the Greek goddess Maia (see May n.²), and partly < ancient Greek Μαῖα (see below; < μαῖα (foster) mother, midwife, hypocoristic formation on the base of μάτηρ : see mother n.¹).With Maia's son compare ancient Greek ὁ Μαίας παῖς, classical Latin filius Maiae.

Classical Mythology.

One of the Pleiades (usually considered to be the eldest), who was loved by Zeus and bore his son Hermes.In Roman mythology, Maia came to be identified with Maia Majesta, a goddess of fertility and of the spring, who is said to have given her name to the month of May. Maia's son n. chiefly poetic Hermes (Mercury).

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OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) ii. iii. 118 Þæs Sunnandæges nama wæs of þære sunnan..& Wodnesdæges of Mercurio, Maia sunu.

1563 B. Googe Eglogs Epytaphes & Sonettes sig. I.i^v The sone of Maia..tooke me by the hand.

1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. C3 Celestiall Goddesse, eviternall Fame Minerva's daughter by faire Maia's sonne.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 286 Like Maia's son he stood, And shook his Plumes.

1792 J. Byng Diary 9 June in Torrington Diaries (1936) III. 54 The milk maids here yet retain some commemeration [sic] of Maia, by decking their milk pails with garlands.

1818 J. Keats Ode to Maia in Compl. Poet. Wks. (1907) 318 Mother of Hermes! and still youthful Maia! May I sing to thee As thou wast hymned on the shores of Baiæ?

1858 M. Arnold Merope 113 Maia reared him [sc. Arcas].

1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 427/2 In a cave of Cyllene Maia became by Zeus the mother of the god Hermes... She was identified by the Romans with Maia Majesta, an old Italian goddess of spring, to whom a sacrifice was offered on the 1st of May by the priest of Vulcan.

1990 P. Allardice Myths, Gods & Fantasy (BNC) 143 The daughter of Atlas the Titan, Maia was one of the beautiful Pleiades who appear now as stars in the northern hemisphere.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maia
释义	Maian. Brit. /ˈmʌɪə/, /ˈmeɪə/, U.S. /ˈmaɪə/, /ˈmeɪ(j)ə/ Origin: Of multiple origins. From proper names. Etymons: proper names Māia, Greek Μαῖα. Etymology: Partly < (i) classical Latin Māia, the name of an ancient Roman deity who came to be identified with the Greek goddess Maia (see May n.²), and partly < ancient Greek Μαῖα (see below; < μαῖα (foster) mother, midwife, hypocoristic formation on the base of μάτηρ : see mother n.¹).With Maia's son compare ancient Greek ὁ Μαίας παῖς, classical Latin filius Maiae. Classical Mythology. One of the Pleiades (usually considered to be the eldest), who was loved by Zeus and bore his son Hermes.In Roman mythology, Maia came to be identified with Maia Majesta, a goddess of fertility and of the spring, who is said to have given her name to the month of May. Maia's son n. chiefly poetic Hermes (Mercury). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab) > member of division Oxyrhyncha (spider-crab) MaiaOE sea spider1666 Maja1706 spider-crab1710 oxyrhynch1839 spider1853 kelp crab1884 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab) > member of family Maiideae (spider-crab) MaiaOE frill1611 sea spider1666 spider-crab1710 king crab1815 maian1839 majoid1852 spider1853 sea-toad1857 OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) ii. iii. 118 Þæs Sunnandæges nama wæs of þære sunnan..& Wodnesdæges of Mercurio, Maia sunu. 1563 B. Googe Eglogs Epytaphes & Sonettes sig. I.i^v The sone of Maia..tooke me by the hand. 1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. C3 Celestiall Goddesse, eviternall Fame Minerva's daughter by faire Maia's sonne. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 286 Like Maia's son he stood, And shook his Plumes. View more context for this quotation 1792 J. Byng Diary 9 June in Torrington Diaries (1936) III. 54 The milk maids here yet retain some commemeration [sic] of Maia, by decking their milk pails with garlands. 1818 J. Keats Ode to Maia in Compl. Poet. Wks. (1907) 318 Mother of Hermes! and still youthful Maia! May I sing to thee As thou wast hymned on the shores of Baiæ? 1858 M. Arnold Merope 113 Maia reared him [sc. Arcas]. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 427/2 In a cave of Cyllene Maia became by Zeus the mother of the god Hermes... She was identified by the Romans with Maia Majesta, an old Italian goddess of spring, to whom a sacrifice was offered on the 1st of May by the priest of Vulcan. 1990 P. Allardice Myths, Gods & Fantasy (BNC) 143 The daughter of Atlas the Titan, Maia was one of the beautiful Pleiades who appear now as stars in the northern hemisphere. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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