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pronoun

Māia

fem. like ejjus · neut. pejjus · gender feminine
(written by Cicero , , etc.
v. the letter J), ae, f., = Μαῖα.
v. the letter J), ae, f., = Μαῖα.
Daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and the mother of Mercury by Jupiter; one of the Pleiades ••
Daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and the mother of Mercury by Jupiter, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 56: Majā genitum demittit ab alto, i. e. Mercury, Verg. A. 1, 297: Maiā natus, Hor. S. 2, 6, 5; Ov. M. 11, 303; Macr. S. 1, 12, 19; acc. Majam, Ov. F. 4, 174.—As one of the Pleiades: sanctissima Maja, Cic. Arat. 270: multi ante occasum Majae coepere, Verg. G. 1, 225; Ov. F. 4, 174; 5, 85.—
A daughter of Faunus
A daughter of Faunus, Macr. S. 1, 12.
Perseus ID: n27662 Key: Maia2