Lamia
/ˈleɪ.mi.ə/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent. Greek
"Apollonius […] by some probable conjectures, found her out to be a serpent, a lamia, and that all her furniture was like Tantalus' gold described by Homer, no substance, but mere illusions."
- 2 (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in Greece.
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More examples"Apollonius […] by some probable conjectures, found her out to be a serpent, a lamia, and that all her furniture was like Tantalus' gold described by Homer, no substance, but mere illusions."
Etymology
From Latin lamia, from Ancient Greek Λάμια (Lámia).