Lamia
Mythical child-eater
Lamia is the name of a figure in Greek mythology—a queen whom Zeus loved and Hera punished by killing her children, driving her mad and transforming her into a child-eating monster.
The name appears as a title in John Keats's 1820 poem about a serpent-woman who takes human form.
Lamia also serves as a given name and is a city in central Greece. (Lowercase lamia is the type of creature.)
Of Athenian origin
- LibyaNorth African country
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- HeraOlympian marriage deity
- ZeusGreek sky god
curse · transformation · vengeance · children · devourer · tragedy · immortality · demigoddess
English Romantic poet
- poemMetrical literary composition
- ApolloniusHellenistic geometry master
- BurtonEnglish place or surname
- CorinthAncient Greek maritime city
revelation · tragedy · illusion · fantasy · gothic
Inherited cultural narratives
- bestiaryMedieval animal treatise
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- occultConcealed from view
- demonologyStudy of evil spirits
Greek
Of Athenian origin
Zeus · curse · transformation · vengeance · children · devourer · tragedy · immortality · demigoddess
Keats
English Romantic poet
- poemMetrical literary composition
- ApolloniusHellenistic geometry master
- BurtonEnglish place or surname
Corinth · revelation · tragedy · illusion · fantasy · gothic
Greek
Of Athenian origin
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- Legendary WomenPenelope, Cassandra, Clytemnestra, Andromeda, Atalanta
- Demonessessuccubus, she-devil, Lilith, night hag, shadow demon
- Central GreeceAttica, Delphi, Thebes, Mount Parnassus, Thermopylae
- Greek FootballKalamata
- Iberian FolkloreCoca, Giants
Lamiaguardian angel
Protective spirit assigned individually
fairy godmother · protective spirit · good fairy · angel · nymph
- laminated glassLayered pane with interlayer
- laminated woodBonded timber layers
- laminated paperPaper sealed between plastic
- laminar flow hoodSterile filtered-air enclosure
- laminated sheetsPlastic-covered flat documents
- laminated doughLayered butter-flour mixture
laminated, lamina, laminating, laminates, laminar, laminations, lamias