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Lamia
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thumb|The Kiss of the Enchantress (Isobel Lilian Gloag, ), inspired by Keats's "Lamia", depicts Lamia as half-serpent, half-woman
"Lamia" is a narrative poem by John Keats about a supernatural creature who is half-serpent and half-woman. The poem has remained influential in literature and art, inspiring later artists and writers to explore its themes of deception, desire, and the nature of reality.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lamia is referenced by 1,119 other articles, and connects out to Gorgons, hetaera and scholia.
It is catalogued under topics including Bogeymen, Children of Poseidon and Classical oracles.
Its subject is documented across 52 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Maenad
- Gender
- female
- Child
- Herophile
- Father
- Poseidon
- Mother
- Libya
- Image
- Draper-Lamia.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Lilith
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- unmarried partner
- Zeus
- Commons category
- Lamia (mythology)
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- worshipped by
- Greek mythology
- name in native language
- Λάμια
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Encyclopedic overview
31 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Classical mythology
- De-mythologized
- Genealogy
- Aristophanes
- Hellenistic folklore
- As children's bogey
- As a seductress
- Apollonius of Tyana
- Lamia the courtesan
- Golden Ass
- Kindreds
- Poine of Argos
- Libyan myth
- Middle Ages
- Interpretations
- Identification as a serpent-woman
- Hecate
- Stench of a lamia
- Mesopotamian connection
- Modern age
- Bestiary
- Adaptations
- Modern folk traditions
- Fine arts
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Citations
- General and cited references
- External links
thumb|The Kiss of the Enchantress (Isobel Lilian Gloag, ), inspired by Keats's "Lamia", depicts Lamia as half-serpent, half-woman
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".
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