Maia

[mey-yuh, mahy-uh]

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.

Maia

/ ˈmaɪə /

noun

1. Greek myth the eldest of the seven Pleiades, mother by Zeus of Hermes

Example Sentences

The scene focused on a debate about which hot spot bakery to get Maia’s birthday cake from — Milk Bar or Sweet Lady Jane.

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“Downtown needs an injection. It still feels like it’s been a struggle bouncing back in that area since COVID,” Maia said between sets.

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The Los Angeles that Sennott’s Maia navigates is sunny and fabulous, but can also be hard and isolating: “And it sucks and you have to drive everywhere!”

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Maia, Tallulah and Charlie are to various degrees ruled by a need to be accepted by the successful and famous in the hope of becoming famous and successful themselves.

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A new expanded edition of Maia Kobabe’s award-winning graphic memoir “Gender Queer” will be released next year.

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