Lamia - Wikipedia
网页Upon learning this, Zeus's wife Hera robbed Lamia of her children, the offspring of her affair with Zeus, either by kidnapping or by killing them. The loss of her children drove Lamia insane, and in vengeance and despair, Lamia snatched up any children she could find and devoured them.
Lamia – Mythopedia
网页2023年3月23日 · Lamia was a vicious child-eating spirit from Greek popular religion. She was usually imagined as an ugly monster with removable eyes, though in some later traditions she became a beautiful succubus-like creature who …
Lamia - Half Woman Monster in Greek Mythology | Mythology.net
网页2016年12月19日 · Lamia is a devastatingly beautiful monster, part woman and part serpent. Before she was cursed with her terrible new form, she was a powerful but relatively innocent woman. Now, she is a bloodthirsty villain who slithers through the darkness of the night, searching for children to devour, or walks in beauty through the daylight, searching for ...
Lamia – The Child-Devouring Queen - Greek Gods and Goddesses
网页The jealous wife cursed Lamia, and the curse is what led to the queen becoming known as a child-eating demon. Lamia is a feared beast who took many forms. Sometimes she was referred to as a shape-shifting woman. In other stories, she was a …
Lamia | Monster, Witch & Demon | Britannica
网页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 beloved by Zeus. When Hera robbed her of her children from this union, Lamia killed every child she could get into her power.
Lamia - World History Encyclopedia
网页2022年9月15日 · Lamia is a female or a hermaphroditic demon found in Greek mythology who devoured children and seduced men. She appears in literature as early as the 6th century...
Lamia - Greek Mythology
网页Lamia tells the story of a beautiful Libyan queen turned into child-eating monster by Hera for attracting the attention of Zeus.
LAMIA - Demon & Sea-Monster of Greek Mythology
网页LAMIA was a child-devouring sea-monster or night-haunting daemon. She was a daughter of Poseidon and mother of the monsters Skylla (Scylla) and Akheilos (Acheilus, the Shark). Lamia was originally a Libyan queen loved by Zeus.
Lamia: The Guide to the Monster of Greek Legend (2023)
网页2020年6月22日 · The Lamia was one of the most terrifying monsters in ancient Greek mythology. Many monsters were associated with a single place or just one story. A large number of these had been killed in the Age of Heroes by great men like Heracles and Perseus. But the Lamia was a threat that hit closer to home.
Lamia | Mythic Creature - Greek Mythology
网页Lamia (Greek: Λάμια), in Greek mythology, was a queen of Libya who became a child-eating demon. Lamias were also called a type of monsters, witches or female spirits, who attacked young people or travelers and sucked their blood. Several stories are …