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An arcadia, as a common noun, is an ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment.

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How many cities in America named Arcadia?

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Maia is the Greek name, it means "mother". She was the eldest of the seven daughter of Atlas and Pleione; thus one of the Pleiades. She was mother of Hermes by Zeus and brought up Arcas, son of Zeus & Callisto, in Arcadia.

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