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Lamia (/ ˈ l eɪ m i ə /; Ancient Greek: Λάμια, romanized: Lámia), in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon". In the earliest stories, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with Zeus.
In Greek mythology, Lamia (/ ˈ l eɪ m i ə /; Ancient Greek: Λάμια) was a daughter of Poseidon, and mother, by Zeus, of the Libyan Sibyl. [1] It was perhaps this Lamia who, according to Stesichorus, was the mother of Scylla. [2]
According to the Greek myth, recorded by Antoninus Liberalis, Sybaris or Lamia was a giant beast (Greek: θηρίον μέγα και υπερφυές [1]) that dwelled on Mount Cirphis and terrorized the countryside of Krisa, situated a little southwest of Delphi (although the Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo suggests that Krisa was the ancient name for Delphi [2]), devouring livestock and people.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
Empusa or Empousa (/ ɛ m ˈ p j uː s ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἔμπουσα; plural: Ἔμπουσαι Empusai) is a shape-shifting female being in Greek mythology, said to possess a single leg of copper, commanded by Hecate, whose precise nature is obscure. [2]
The Kiss of the Enchantress (Isobel Lilian Gloag, c. 1890), a depiction of Lamia which resembles the monster of A Libyan Myth in appearance and behaviour.. A Libyan Myth (Ancient Greek: Λιβυκὸς Μῦθος, romanized: Libykos Mythos, Oration 5 in modern corpora) is a short speech or speech-fragment by Dio Chrysostom, telling the story of a mythical creature from Libya, perhaps Lamia ...
Myth [ edit ] According to a Troezenian legend, there came once during an insurrection at Troezen two Cretan maidens, Auxesia and Damia, whom some writers assume was a disguised Demeter , and who, in editions of the ancient geographer Pausanias , is called Lamia (though perhaps this is only an incorrect reading for Damia).
Articles relating to Lamia and her depictions. She is a child-eating monster of Greek mythology and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit ( daemon ). The lamiai ( Ancient Greek : λαμίαι ) also became a type of phantom, synonymous with the empusai who seduced young men to satisfy their sexual appetite and fed ...