lamia
Serpentine Greek fiend
A lamia is a female demon or monster from Greek mythology who preys on children and seduces men.
The creature is typically depicted with a woman's upper body and a serpent's lower half.
In fantasy literature and games, lamias appear as snake-bodied temptresses or child-devouring horrors.
The word sometimes applies figuratively to any seductive, dangerous woman. (Capitalized Lamia is the mythological figure or a proper name.)
Cunning, limbless reptile
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- LibyaNorth African country
curse · transformation · children · devourer · sorcery · demon · vampire · succubus
Woman who entices
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- sirenWailing alert device
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- bewitchingPowerfully and mysteriously charming
enticing · captivating · mesmerizing · luring · beguiling · irresistible · seductress · beauty
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
Libya · curse · transformation · children · devourer · sorcery · demon · vampire · succubus · harpy
temptress
Woman who entices
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- sirenWailing alert device
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
bewitching · enticing · captivating · mesmerizing · luring · beguiling · irresistible · seductress · beauty · deceiver
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
creature · serpentine · scales · coils · predator · nocturnal · lair · cave · venomous · slithering
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
bogeyman · haunting · warning · superstition · omen · devouring · cautionary
lamiaguardian angel
Protective spirit assigned individually
fairy godmother · muse · nymph · Athena · saint
lamiaguardian spirit
Protective supernatural being
mother goddess · nursemaid · protectress · Saint Nicholas · Demeter