lamia

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈleɪmɪə/(UK)
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/ˈleɪmɪə/(UK) · /ˈleɪ.mi.ə/(US)

Definition of lamia

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A city in Greece.
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name

  1. A city in Greece.

noun

  1. (Greek)A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.
    “Coordinate term: naga”
    “Apollonius […] by some probable conjectures, found her out to be a serpent, a lamia, and that all her furniture was like Tantalus' gold described by Homer, no substance, but mere illusions.”

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Etymology

From Latin lamia, from Ancient Greek Λάμια (Lámia).

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