Atlas vs. Maia — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Atlas and Maia
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Atlas
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats.
Maia
Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; Latin: Maia), in ancient Greek religion, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.Maia is the daughter of Atlas and Pleione the Oceanid, and is the oldest of the seven Pleiades. They were born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, and are sometimes called mountain nymphs, oreads; Simonides of Ceos sang of "mountain Maia" (Maiados oureias) "of the lovely black eyes." Because they were daughters of Atlas, they were also called the Atlantides.
Atlas
Greek Mythology A Titan condemned by Zeus to support the heavens upon his shoulders.
Maia
Greek Mythology A goddess, the eldest of the Pleiades.
Atlas
Atlas A person who supports a great burden.
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Maia
The brightest star in the Pleiades.
Atlas
A book or bound collection of maps, sometimes with supplementary illustrations and graphic analyses.
Maia
A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado).
Atlas
A volume of tables, charts, or plates that systematically illustrates a particular subject
An anatomical atlas.
Maia
Type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Atlas
A large size of drawing paper, measuring 26 × 33 or 26 × 34 inches.
Atlas
Pl. at·lan·tes (ăt-lăntēz) Architecture A standing or kneeling figure of a man used as a supporting column, as for an entablature or balcony. Also called telamon.
Atlas
(Anatomy) The top or first cervical vertebra of the neck, which supports the skull.
Atlas
A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
Atlas
A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject.
Atlas
A detailed visual conspectus of something of great and multi-faceted complexity, with its elements splayed so as to be presented in as discrete a manner as possible whilst retaining a realistic view of the whole.
Atlas
A family of coordinate charts that cover a manifold.
Atlas
(anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.
Atlas
One who supports a heavy burden; mainstay.
Atlas
(architecture) A figure of a man used as a column.
Atlas
(paper) A sheet of paper measuring 26 inches by 34 inches.
Atlas
(historical) A rich satin fabric.
Atlas
One who sustains a great burden.
Atlas
The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.
Atlas
A collection of maps in a volume
Atlas
A volume of plates illustrating any subject.
Atlas
A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
Atlas
A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; - called also atlas folio.
Atlas
A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.
Atlas
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
Atlas
A collection of maps in book form
Atlas
The 1st cervical vertebra
Atlas
A figure of a man used as a supporting column
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