Maya ( dr. Greek Μαῖα mother, nurse; late Lat. Maia) [1] in ancient Greek mythology - the eldest [2] of the seven pleiad sisters, daughters of the Titan Atlantes and the oceanic Pleion [3] , nymph of the mountains. Surpassed the sisters with beauty [4] . Mentioned in the Odyssey (XIV 435).
In the grotto of the arcade mountain of Killena, Maya met Zeus , from whom she gave birth to Hermes .
Her name indicates the inherent functions of feeding and education; she raised the son of Zeus and the nymph Callisto Arcade [5] .
Roman Maya
The Romans identified Maya with the Italian goddess Maya (Mayesta) , the patroness of fertile land. May 1 sacrifices were made to her; on her behalf, the name of the month of May in the Roman calendar . In the Hellenistic-Roman era, she was considered the wife of Vulcan and the mother of Mercury , identified with the Roman Bona dea , Fauna .
In honor of Maya, the asteroid (66) Maya is named, discovered in 1861.
See also
- Floraralia
- Awakening Day of the Good Goddess
- Yeremey Zapryagalnik
Notes
- ↑ Myths of the peoples of the world. M., 1991-92. In 2 t. T. 2. P.89, Lubker F. The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. M., 2001. In 3 vol. T. 2. S.332
- ↑ Hesiod. The list of women, fr. 169 M.-U.
- ↑ Pleiades
- ↑ Ovid. Fasty V 85
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Mythological library III 8, 2; 10, 1-2