Maya
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'''Maya''' may refer to:
==People and languages==
* The [[Maya peoples]], peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** [[Maya civilization]], their historical pre-Columbian civilization
** [[Mayan languages]], the family of languages spoken by the Maya
** [[Yucatec Maya language]], specific and most widespread Mayan language, frequently referred to simply as Maya
* [[Maya people (Australia)]], an Australian Aboriginal tribe
* [[Maya language (Australia)]], an Aboriginal language
* [[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
* [[Maya (given name)]], the name.
==Religion and mythology==
* [[Maya (illusion)]], the word for "illusion" in Sanskrit and a concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism (Dharmic philosophy)
* [[Maya (Jainism)]], translated as "greed"; one of the 18 traditional undesirables in Jainism
* [[Mayasura]], a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya
* [[Queen Maya]], the mother of the historical Buddha
* [[Mahamaya-tantra|Mahamaya]] - "Great Maya" - a Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra & meditational diety
==Historical persons or events==
* [[Maya (Egyptian)]] (13th century BC), the treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt
* [[Maya (Korean singer)]] (b. 1979), K-Pop singer
* [[Maya Angelou]] (b. 1928), African-American author and poet
* [[Maya Bond]] (b. 2000), Japanese American singer
* [[Maya Bond (actress)]] (b. 1931), Canadian actress
* [[Maya Bouskilla]] (b. 1977), Israeli singer
* [[Maya Deren]] (1917-1961), American avant-garde filmmaker
* [[Maya Gabeira]] (b. 1987), Brazilian surfer and daughter of the politician [[Fernando Gabeira]]
* [[Maya Gold]] (b. 1981), stage name of a Hungarian pornographic actress
* [[Maya Jobarteh]] (b. 1983), West African kora player
* [[Maya Lin]] (b. 1959), American architect and sculptor, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
* [[Maya Mishalska]] (b. 1974), Mexican actress
* [[Maya Plisetskaya]] (b. 1925), Russian ballerina
* [[Maya Ritter]] (b. 1993), Canadian actress
* [[Maya Rudolph]] (b. 1972), American actress and ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member
* [[Battle of Maya]] a battle in 1813 of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces
* [[Maya Dolas]] (1966-1991) An Indian gangster who worked for notorious underworld don [[Dawood Ibrahim]]
==Geographical locations==
* [[Maya, Western Australia]], a location in Western Australia
* [[Maya Biosphere Reserve]], a nature reservation in northern Guatemala
* [[Maya Karimata]], an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
* [[Maya Mountains]], a range in Guatemala and Belize
* [[Maya River]], a river in the region of Sakha, Russia
* [[Mount Maya]], a mountain in Kobe, Japan and the namesake of the Navy cruiser
==Technology==
* [[Japanese cruiser Maya|Japanese cruiser ''Maya'']] of the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Maya, the NATO reporting name for [[Aero L-29 Delfin]], a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
* [[Maya (software)]], a computer program for creating 3D graphics
* [[Maya Signature Series]], six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars
==Culture and art==
===Fictional characters===
* Maya, the original name given to [[Aelita (Code Lyoko)]] in the TV show ''Code Lyoko''.
* [[Maya (Space: 1999)]], an alien character on the television series ''Space: 1999''
* [[Maya the Bee]], a character in a popular German children's book and television series
* [[Galaxy Power Rangers#Maya|Maya of Mirinoi]], the Yellow Ranger in ''Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy''
* [[Maya Chinn]], a character from the American daytime soap opera ''Passions''
* [[Maya Do'Urden]], a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in ''Forgotten Realms''
* [[Maya Gallo]], a character in the NBC sitcom ''Just Shoot Me''
* [[Maya (Battlestar Galactica)]], a character in ''Battlestar Galactica''
* [[Maya Fey]], a character from the Ace Attorney videogame series
* [[Maya Herrera]], a character in the NBC drama series, ''Heroes''
* [[Maya Santos]], a character from Maya & Miguel
* [[Maya (Killer Instinct)]], from Killer Instinct 2 and Killer Instinct: Gold.
===Art, film, literature, music, TV===
* ''Maya'', a 1999 book by [[Jostein Gaarder]]
* ''Maya'', An Assamese Monthly Magazine
* ''Maya'', a song by the Incredible String Band from the 1968 album ''[[Wee Tam and the Big Huge]]''
* [[Maya (album)|''Maya'' (album)]], by Banco de Gaia
* [[Maya (album)|''Maya'' (album)]], by Zubeen Garg, Assam
* ''[[Maya (film)]]'', a 2001 film by Digvijay Singh
* ''[[Maya (1966 film)]]'', a 1966 American film starring Sajid Khan and Jay North.
* [[Maya (TV series)|''Maya'' (TV series)]], a U.S. television adventure series that ran from 1967 to 1968 and was a follow-up to the 1966 film
* ''[[Maya Memsaab]]'', a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Ketan Mehta
* ''[[Maya with Doll]]'', a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya
* [[Tamperer featuring Maya]], a British pop group
==Other==
* Maya, the Filipino name for the Eurasian [[Tree Sparrow]]
* [[Maya Gold (candy)]], organic chocolate produced by [[Green & Black's]]
* Maya sticks, pieces of resin-rich wood used as a firestarter
*Maya, a Bottlenose Dolphin at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD
==See also==
* [[Maia]]
* [[Majo]]/Maja
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