la·mi·a
la·mi·a/ˈlāmēə/
noun
a mythical monster, with the body of a woman or with the head and breasts of a woman and the body of a snake, said to prey on human beings and suck the blood of children.
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a female demon : vampire. Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, devouring monster; akin to Greek lamyros gluttonous.
Lamia in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon".
noun · classical myth one of a class of female monsters depicted with a snake's body and a woman's head and breasts · a vampire or sorceress.
1. Classical Mythology any of a class of monsters, half woman and half serpent, supposed to lure people, esp. children, in order to suck their blood.
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living. synonyms: vampire. see moresee less. type of:.
Noun · witch who was said to suck children's blood (sort of female bogeyman), vampiress · a sorceress, enchantress, witch. Synonyms: strīga, malefica, volātica, ...
A monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman that ate children and sucked the blood from men. 2. A female vampire.
Sep 15, 2022 · Lamia is a female or a hermaphroditic demon found in Greek mythology who devoured children and seduced men.
Lamia definition: A monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman that ate children and sucked the blood from men.
Jul 19, 2024 · Lamia, in Classical mythology, a female daemon who devoured children. The ancient commentaries on Aristophanes' Peace say she was a queen of Libya who was ...