Lamia

There are several different meanings of Lamia.

Lamia the Latin word for vampire or witch.
Lamia, a city in Greece
Lamia, a Greek mythological figure
Lamiak (sing. lamia), a Basque mythological nymph-like creature
Lamia, a mouse-like animal in New Guinea
A poem by John Keats, available at
The name of the mother of the Libyan Sibyl
"The Lamia," a song on the Genesis album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Lamia Loveless, a fictional character from the Super Robot Wars series
Lamia was a recurring monster in the Final Fantasy series, often having a tiara in their possession to be dropped or stolen
Lami is a character from Kyoryuu Sentai ZyuRanger, agent of Bandora and wife of Grifozor. The two have a human child at the end of the series.
The Arabic word for "fiend."
Lamia is the name of a character from Betterman.

Lamia (ламя) in Bulgarian short stories and folk tales, is a mysterious creature with several heads, which can grow over and over again if cut, feeding on people's blood or (more often) killing young women. This monster often tortures villages and is to be found in caves or underground. In some tales, it has wings, in others, its breath is on fire. A Lamia has no gender but is usually perceived as a female.

Lamia in Libya is a kind of female vampire, who is said be extraordinarly attractive and extreamly dangerous. Especially to males and little kids. In one legend she is said to have been the Queen of Libya aho from some reasion drew the wath of the Goddess Hera, who killed all of Lamia's children. In revenge she roamed the earth killing any infant she came upon, much like the Spanish tales of La Llorona. Other stories suggest she is a sort of demon who has the power to remove her eyes.

A Lamia (plural lamiak) in Basque legend is a water sprite that lives in caves. In the Basque Country, there are many places named after these creatures. Sometimes they take the form of beautiful women and attract men. The only way to tell they are not women is to look at their feet which are the feet of a duck. In some other legends they are half human and half fish. Most of time, they are seen combing their hair with golden combs. The only way to anger them is to steal one of their combs. The rest of the time they are kind. Other Basque legends say they are just the goddess Mari. On the other side of the Pyrenees the comparable dangerous water nymph, sharing many of the same details, is Melusine.

Other uses of \"Lamia\"

A variety of Lamia are used in the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons ([artwork] from Wizards of the Coast website).
"The Lamia" is also a piece of music from the Genesis concept album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
The black metal band Lord Belial has a song called "Lamia", from their album Enter the Moonlight Gate.
Lamia is the name of a minor snake-like monster in the Final Fantasy series. A notable one would be Maggie Mochet from
Lamia are a type of succubus like monster in the Enchanted lands of the MMORPG Everquest II.
Lahmians are a group of female Vampires with seductive powers in the battletop game Warhammer Fantasy, developed by [Games Workshop].
Lamia are a bloodline of Vampires from the setting of , a role-playing game from White Wolf Studios.

External links

[Macula's (Lamia)]

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