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Monday, January 17, 2011

Monday Mythical Creatures

Posted by LunaMoth at 12:53 PM

Lamia

(Greek: Laimos: Gullet)

Facts

• Lamia literally means 'Large Shark' in Greek
• Has the upper body of a woman and lower body of a serpent
• Lamia was the grandaughter of Poseidon and Lybie, later after she became queen of Libya she had an affair with Zeus. Hera angry at her husbands affair killed the children Lamia and Zeus had together. Insane with grief Lamia started devouring other children.
• Later stories state that Lamia was cursed with the inability to close her eyes so that she would always obsess over the image of her dead children.
• Other facts say Zeus gave her the ability to take out her eyes and put them back in.

Lamia In Books

Soultaker by Byran Smith - A horror story about a teenage Lamia who kills young men.

The Anita Blake Series by Laurall K. Hamilton - mentions Lamias

 

2 Comments:

1. Kristina Barnes♥ said...
   January 17, 2011 at 11:59 PM  
   Aw, wow you've been doing depressing mythical creatures. xD Not that that's bad - the mythology behind the lamia is very fascinating. But yeah, I've never read a book featuring a lamia. Would be cool though. :)
   AO said...
   January 18, 2011 at 8:08 AM  
   this creature is scary but fascinating! i agree with Kristina, it would be cool to read a book that featured one either as a protagonist or antagonist! glad you're back Jessica! c",)

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