lamia
noun
- Class. Myth. any of a class of monsters, half woman and half serpent, supposed to lure people, esp. children, in order to suck their blood
- a vampire; female demon; sorceress
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(lāˈmē-ə)
noun pl. la·mi·as or
la·mi·ae (-mē-ēˌ) - also Lamia Greek Mythology A monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman that ate children and sucked the blood from men.
- A female vampire.
(lə-mēˈə, lä-mēˈä)
A city of east-central Greece northwest of Athens. Founded c. fifth century B.C., it was the site of the Lamian War (323-322 B.C.) between the confederated Greeks and the Macedonian general Antipater, who was besieged in the city for several months before his ultimate victory. Population: 46,400.
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