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Lamia

demonic earth Greek single tradition · 16

A female with the lower body like that of a snake and is also spelled as Lamiai. This should not be confused with the Greco-Roman Lamia.

↻ synthesized from 16 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Ancient Greek mythology.

Relationships

co occurs with
Sirena, Siyokoy, Nü Wa, Tlanchana, La-bar-tu, Labbu, Lady midday, Ladon, Lakanica, Lakhey, Lamiak, La Mojana, Lampades, Landvættir, Langmeidong, Lares, La Sayona, La Tunda, Laukų dvasios, Lauma, Leanan sidhe, Leimoniads, Leszi, Leuce, Leyak, Lidérc, Lietuvēns, Likho, Lilitu, Limnades, Ljósálfar, Ljubi, Lo-lol, Lóng, Loogaroo, Lugat, Lui-kong-tsiau, Luison, Lusca, Lutin, Lynx, Māui, Baba Yaga, Changeling, Doppelgänger, Empousa, Huay Chivo, Nahual, Kelpie, Moura Encantada, Mangkukulam, Nixie, Saci, Tengu, Verechelen, Yokai, Yogoe, Abyzou, mouras encantadas, Python, Campe, Ceto, Delphyne, drakaina, Sybaris, Ana, la Truitonne, la Merlitonne, Gladieuse, Fleur du rocher, fairies of the Grouin houle, Lilin, Utukku, Akhkhazu, Alû, Styx, Nereids, Callirrhoe, Doris, Electra, Metis, Vila, Longma, Eurynome (Queen of the Titans), Mariamman, Maris, Sugaar, sorginak, Aatxe, Jengu, Nāgas, Triton, Auvekoejak, Ceasg, Harpy, Matsya, Ketu, Fu Xi, Glaistig, Hippocampus, Leviathan, Loki, Luduan, La Llorona, Lightning Bird, Lubber fiend, Laelaps, demons, Ala, jinn, Monkey King, Aswang, Banshee, Yaksha, Yaoguai, Tiyanak, Rakshasa, Lilith, Mairu, Scylla, Medusa, Echidna, Sirens, lamassu, shedim, Charybdis, harpies, sphinxes, Stheno, Euryale, Amphitrite, Basa Jaun, Artemis (Diana)
syncretized with
Gello, Mormo, Houles fairies, Anjana, White Snake
parent of
itsaslamiak, samovila, samodiva
enemy of
Heracles
served by
Nereids

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Mentioned by

and 31 more

Sources

wikipedia (16)
  1. List of hybrid creatures in folklore
  2. List of legendary creatures (L)
  3. List of shapeshifters
  4. Al (folklore)
  5. Drakaina (mythology)
  6. Enchanted moura
  7. Fairy Queen
  8. Gello
  9. Houles fairy
  10. Lamashtu
  11. Lamia (Basque mythology)
  12. Legend of the White Snake
  13. List of female monsters in literature
  14. Samodiva (folklore)
  15. Mari (goddess)
  16. A Libyan Myth

Source passages

“Lamia – A female with the lower body like that of a snake and is also spelled as Lamiai. This should not be confused with the Greco-Roman Lamia.”

#4777 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Lamia (Greek) – Child-devouring monster with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a snake”

#4842 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Lamia”

#5317 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Abyzou Lamia Lilith”

#5591 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Lamia, Campe, Echidna, and many representations of Ceto, Scylla, and Delphyne had the head and torso of a woman.”

#6106 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001