Maera

Maera can refer to:

Mythology and religion

• The name Maera or Maira is used by several beings in Greek mythology:
  • Maera (hound), hound of Icarius, was turned into the dog star
  • Maera, daughter of Proetus the son of Thersander, mother of Locrus by Zeus
  • Maera, daughter of Atlas, wife of Tegeates
  • Maera, one of the Nereids, 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.
• Maera or Mæra, an alternative name for Mara, a demon in Buddhist teachings.

Biology

• Lasiommata maera is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, also known as the Maera or large wall brown
• Maera (crustacean) is a genus of amphipod crustaceans

Places

• Mæra was a land in the Norse saga of Egill Skallagrímsson.

See also

• Marea (disambiguation)
• Mera (disambiguation)