GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex
LAMIA (child-devouring female daemon)
Monster · a female daemon who devoured children, usually described as having the upper body of a woman and lower half of a serpent
Lamia, born of Poseidon, Belus, and Libya, was a creature whose tales were used to frighten children and deter them from bad actions.1 She held Zeus as her consort and lover, a union that produced the children Achilles and Herophile.
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Tales about this creature were used to frighten children and deter them from bad actions. Strabo 1.2.8
