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The Lamia is a vampiric demon appearing in half-human, half-animal forms. Lamias drink the blood of their victims, who are usually children.

Description

Lamias are exclusively female vampires or childbirth vampiric demons. they are described as having the upper body of a woman, but lower lower limbs, often depicted as snakes. Lamias are nocturnal and prey on innocent children, drinking their blood and eating their flesh.

Etymology

Greek, Lamia: "female vampire," "swallower, lecher," (from laimos: "throat, gullet".) The word was used in early translations of the Bible for screech owls and sea monsters.

History

The Lamia is a multi-cultural mythological creature.

In Greek mythology she was the mortal lover of the god Zeus. When his wife Hera found out she made her so insane that she ate all of her offspring. When Lamia understood what she had done, she became a furious monster and swore to kill the children of others.

Roman mythology had its own version of Lamia, known as the Stryx

Lamme was a destroyer deity in Assyrian and Babylonian folklore. After her Lamiae, monstrous childbirth demons, were named.

Weaknesses

Lamias can be attacked and killed with normal weapons.

External links

Monstrous Vampires

References

Guiley, Rosemary E. The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters (2004,Checkmark Books) ISBN 0-816-04684-0

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-The Lamia is a vampiric demon appearing in half-human, half-animal forms. Lamias drink blood of their victims, mostly children.
+The '''Lamia''' is a [[Vampire|vampiric]] [[demon]] appearing in half-human, half-animal forms. Lamias drink the blood of their victims, who are usually children.
 ==Description==
+Lamias are exclusively female vampires or childbirth vampiric demons. they are described as having  the upper body of a woman, but lower lower limbs, often depicted as snakes. Lamias are nocturnal and prey on innocent children, drinking their blood and eating their flesh.
-Lamias are exclusively female vampires or childbirth vampiric demons.
-Lamia was a demon with the upper body of a woman, but lower deformed limbs, often depicted as snakes.
-Night creature, Lamias prey on innocent children, drinking their blood and supposedly eating their flesh.
 ===Etymology===
+Greek, ''Lamia'': "female vampire," "swallower, lecher," (from ''laimos'': "throat, gullet".)
-, from Greek, Lamia stands for "female vampire," or. "swallower, lecher," from laimos "throat, gullet".
+The word was used in early translations of the [[Bible]] for screech owls and sea monsters.
-The word was used in early translations of the Bible for screech owls and sea monsters.
 ===History===
 The Lamia is a multi-cultural mythological creature.
+:In [[Greek mythology]] she was the mortal lover of the god [[Zeus]]. When his wife [[Hera]] found out she made her so insane that she ate all of her offspring. When Lamia understood what she had done, she became a furious monster and swore to kill the children of others.
-:In Ancient she was the mortal lover of Greek God [[Zeus]], when his wife [[Hera]].found out she made her so insane that she ate all her offspring. When Lamia understood what she did, she became a furious monster and swore to kill children of others.
+:[[Roman mythology]] had its own version of Lamia, known as the [[Stryx]]
+:[[Lamme]] was a destroyer deity in Assyrian and Babylonian [[folklore]]. After her [[Lamiae]], monstrous childbirth demons, were named.
-:Roman Mythology had its own version of Lamia, also known as the [[Stryx]]
-:[[Lamme]] was a destroyer deity in Assyrian and Babylonian lore. After her [[Lamiae]], monstrous childbirth demons, were named.
 ===Weaknesses===
 Lamias can be attacked and killed with normal weapons.
-==See also==
+==External links==
 *[http://vampires.monstrous.com/universal_vampire.htm  Monstrous Vampires]