Maera can refer to:

Mythology and religion

*The name Maera or Maira is used by several beings in Greek mythology: **

Maera (hound) In Greek mythology, Maera () is the hound of Erigone (daughter of Icarius), Erigone, daughter of Icarius (Athenian), Icarius of Athens. Mythology Icarius was a follower of the wine god Dionysus and had been taught how to make wine. While trave ...

, hound of Icarius, was turned into the dog star **Maera, daughter of Proetus the son of

Thersander In Greek mythology, the name Thersander (; Ancient Greek: ''Thersandros'' means 'bold man' derived from 'boldness, braveness' and 'of a man') refers to several distinct characters: *Thersander or Thersandrus, a Corinthian prince as the son of ...

, mother of Locrus by Zeus **Maera, daughter of

Atlas An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of world map, maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Advances in astronomy have also resulted in atlases of the celestial sphere or of other planets. Atlases have traditio ...

, wife of

Tegeates In Greek mythology, Tegeates (Ancient Greek: Τεγεάτης) was an Arcadian prince as son of King Lycaon, and the reputed eponymous founder and of Tegea. Family Tegeates was married to Maera, daughter of Atlas, by whom he had five sons: A ...

**Maera, one of the

Nereid In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( ; ; , also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters to their brother Nerites. They ofte ...

s, daughters of Nereus and Doris **Maera, one of the four daughters of the river god Erasinus, along with Anchirhoe, Byze and Melite; they are associated with

Britomartis Britomartis (;) was a Greek goddess of mountains, nets, and hunting who was primarily worshipped on the island of Crete. She was sometimes described as a nymph, but she was more commonly conflated or syncretized with the goddesses Artemis, Athena ...

*Maera or Mæra, an alternative name for

Mara Mara or MARA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Mara (''Doctor Who''), an evil being in two ''Doctor Who'' serials * Mara (She-Ra), fictional characters from the ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' and ''The New Advent ...

, a demon in Buddhist teachings

Biology

* ''Maera'' (crustacean), a genus of amphipod crustaceans

Places

Maera (Arcadia) Maera or Maira () was a town in ancient Arcadia.There was a tradition that indicated that there was the tomb of Meara, daughter or descendant of Atlas, according to Greek mythology, though a different tradition said that Maera, the daughter of Atla ...

, a town of ancient Arcadia, Greece *Mæra, a land in the Norse saga of

Egill Skallagrímsson Egil Skallagrímsson ( ; Modern Icelandic: ; 904 995) was a Viking Age war poet, sorcerer, berserker, and farmer.Thorsson, 3 He is known mainly as the anti-hero of '' Egil's Saga''. ''Egil's Saga'' historically narrates a period from approx ...

Mythology and religion

Biology

Places

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