Maya

Maya may refer to:

Civilizations

 * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
 * Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
 * Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
 * Maya (Ethiopia), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia

Places

 * Maya (river), a river in Yakutia, Russia
 * Maya (Uda), a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
 * Maya, Uganda, a town
 * Maya, Western Australia, a town
 * Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
 * Maya Mountains, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize
 * Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in Guatemala
 * Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan
 * Maya Station, a railway station in Kobe, Japan
 * La Maya (mountain), an alp in Switzerland
 * Al Maya or Maya, a town in Libya

Religion and mythology

 * Maya (religion), in Dharmic religions, relates to the illusion of reality
 * 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 (mother of the Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha
 * Mayasura or Maya, a Hindu demon

Military

 * Japanese gunboat Maya, a Maya-class gunboat launched in 1886
 * Japanese cruiser Maya, a Takao-class cruiser launched in 1930
 * JS Maya, a Maya-class destroyer launched in 2018
 * Japanese ship class Maya, a list of ships
 * Aero L-29 Delfín, NATO reporting name Maya, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
 * Battle of Maya, an 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces

Film and television

 * Maya (1949 film), a French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard
 * Maya (1961 film), an Indian Hindi film starring Dev Anand, Mala Sinha and Lalita Pawar
 * Maya (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker
 * Maya (1967 U.S. TV series), an American television series and reboot of the 1966 film
 * Maya the Honey Bee (1975 TV series), a Japanese anime television series
 * Maya (1999 film), an Indian trilingual film by Rama Narayanan
 * Maya (2001 film), an Indian Hindi film by Digvijay Singh
 * Maya & Miguel, 2004 animated TV series
 * Maya (2012 TV series), a 2012 Indian medical soap opera television series
 * Maya the Bee (2012 TV series), a French-German animated comedy television series
 * Maya the Bee (2014 film), a German-Australian animated comedy adventure film
 * Maya (2015 Pakistani film), a horror film
 * Maya (2015 Tamil film), 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror film starring Nayanthara
 * Maya 3D, a 2016 Sri Lankan horror film
 * Maya (2018 film), a French film
 * Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018 film), an Australian–German animated comedy adventure film
 * Maya (2018 TV series), 2018 Indian Tamil television series
 * Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb (2021 film), a German animated comedy adventure film
 * Maya TV, a television channel in Honduras

Literature

 * Maya (Surendran novel), a novel by K. Surendran
 * Maya (Campbell novel), a 2010 novel by Alastair Campbell
 * Maya, a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder
 * Maya the Bee, a 1912 children's book by Waldemar Bonsels

Music

 * Maya (Banco de Gaia album) (1994)
 * Maya (Zubeen Garg album) (1994)
 * Maya (Bipul Chettri album) (2016) or its title song
 * Maya (Moheener Ghoraguli album) (1997)
 * Maya (M.I.A. album) (2010)
 * Maya (John Frusciante album) (2020)
 * "Maya", a 1968 song by the Incredible String Band from Wee Tam and the Big Huge

Other uses

 * Maya language (disambiguation)
 * Maya (bird), a folk taxon for several bird species in the Philippines
 * Maya (given name), a name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
 * Maya (mobile payments), a financial services and digital payments company based in the Philippines
 * Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics
 * C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
 * Mayapada Group, an Indonesian-based conglomerate
 * Washburn Maya Signature Series, a series of six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars
 * Most Advanced Yet Acceptable, a product design principle associated with Form follows function