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v. t. e. Maia (/ ˈmeɪ.ə, ˈmaɪ.ə /; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, Μαίη; Latin: Maia), [ 1 ] in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus.
Mia is a feminine given name. Long in use as a diminutive of names such as Maria, [1] Mia is recorded as a given name in the United States in the 1960s, and it rose to popularity in the 1990s to 2010s, from rank 316 in 1994 to rank 30 in 2004 and further to rank 6 in 2013–2015. [2] Similarly, it reached rank 7 in Australia as of 2013. [3]
Hypostasis (plural: hypostases), from the Greek ὑπόστασις (hypóstasis), is the underlying, fundamental state or substance that supports all of reality. It is not the same as the concept of a substance [citation needed]. In Neoplatonism, the hypostasis of the soul, the intellect (nous) and " the one " was addressed by Plotinus. [ 1 ]
Christology. Concepts. Doctrines. v. t. e. Miaphysitism (/ maɪˈæfɪsaɪtɪzəm, miː -/ [1]) is the Christological doctrine that holds Jesus, the " Incarnate Word, is fully divine and fully human, in one 'nature' (physis)." [2] It is a position held by the Oriental Orthodox Churches. It differs from the Dyophysitism of the Catholic Church ...
The variant spelling/pronunciation Melitta is the Attic Greek dialect for Melissa. (Compare the Attic word for sea, thalatta, with the more common thalassa.)Within a fragment of the Orphic poetry, quoted by Natalis Comes, Melitta is spoken of as a hive, and called Seira, or the hive of Venus:
Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.
Maya is a female name in various languages with various meanings. Originally from Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language, Māyā means "illusion or magic", and is an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. [1] In the Tupi language, of southern Brazil, it means "mother", while Mayara means "grandmother". [2]
Though there are more Greek words for love, variants and possibly subcategories, a general summary considering these Ancient Greek concepts is: Agápe (ἀγάπη, agápē[ 1 ]) means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [ 2 ]Agape is used in ancient texts to denote unconditional love, and ...