Maya

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Maya may refer to:

Peoples, languages, numerical systems [edit]

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 art, the art of the Maya civilization
- 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

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 Indian religion, 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 (Buddhist mental factor)
Maya (mother of Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha
Mahamaya-tantra, "Great Maya tantra", a Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra & meditational deity
Maya (High Priest of Amun), a High Priest of Amun until at least year 4 of Akhenaten

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) (born 1979), K-Pop singer
Maya (musician) (born 1979), vocalist of Japanese visual kei band LM.C

Japanese cruiser Maya of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Japanese gunboat Maya, the lead ship of the Maya-class gunboats of the early Imperial Japanese Navy
Maya, the NATO reporting name for 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

Maya, the original name given to Aelita in the TV show Code Lyoko
Maya (comics), the Indian DC Comics super-heroine
Maya, the alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Paragon
Maya, a character in Battlestar Galactica
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 scripted by Jalal Din
Maya Amano, a player character from videogame Persona 2
Maya the Bee, a 1912 character in a German children's book and later television series
Maya Chinn, a character from the American daytime soap opera Passions
Maya Do'Urden, a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in Forgotten Realms
Maya Fey, a character from the Ace Attorney videogame series
Maya Gallo, a character in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me
Maya Herrera, a character in the NBC drama series, Heroes
Maya (Power Rangers), the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
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
Maya, one of the main characters in Redakai: Conquer the Kairu
Maya, one of the five playable characters in Borderlands 2

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 (Moheener Ghoraguli album), 1997
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
Maya TV, television channel in Honduras
Maya with Doll, a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya
The Tamperer featuring Maya, a British pop group
Maya (novel), a 2010 novel by Alastair Campbell
MAYA an alternative rock band from Romania, Cluj-Napoca founded in 2010 www.trupamaya.ro

C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
Maya, the name for a number of different birds in various Philippine languages, including:
MAYA, the acronym for "Most Advanced Yet Acceptable", a product design principle associated with Form follows function