Lamia 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". In the earliest myths, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with ...

is a daemon in Greek mythology. Lamia may also refer to:

Mythology

* Lamia (daughter of Poseidon), who was the mother, by Zeus, of the Libyan Sibyl * Lamia, another name for

Sybaris Sybaris (; ) was an important ancient Greek city situated on the coast of the Gulf of Taranto in modern Calabria, Italy. The city was founded around 720 BC by Achaeans (tribe), Achaean and Troezenian settlers and the Achaeans also went on ...

, a legendary man-eating female beast near Delphi *

Lamia (Basque mythology) The (or ) (plural: or ) is a siren or nereid-like creature in Basque mythology. Lamiak are typically portrayed as living in and around rivers. They are depicted as beautiful, long-haired women with webbed duck feet, usually found at the ri ...

, a Basque mythological female creature * Lamia, a snakelike demon that feeds on children in

Albanian mythology Albanian paganism comprises the pagan customs, beliefs, rituals, myths and legends of the Albanian people. The elements of Albanian mythology are of ancient Paleo-Balkanic origin and almost all of them are pagan. Ancient paganism persisted among ...

, closely related to the one from Greek mythology * Lamia, type of

Slavic dragon A Slavic dragon is any dragon in Slavic mythology, including the Polish żmij, Russian '' zmei'' (or ; ), Ukrainian (), and its counterparts in other Slavic cultures (See below). The physiognomy resembles a combination of the classical drag ...

in Bulgarian folklore closely related to the one from Greek mythology

Animals

* ''

Chiruromys lamia ''Chiruromys lamia'', also known as the lamia or the broad-headed tree mouse, is a species of rodent found chiefly in southeastern New Guinea. It is arboreal, living in hollow tree nests, and is found at elevations of . References lamia ...

'', a mouse from New Guinea * ''Lamia'' (beetle), a genus of longhorn beetles

Film and television

* Lamia (''Stardust''), the main antagonist in the 2007 fantasy film ''Stardust'' played by Michelle Pfeiffer * A character from the television series ''

Neverwhere ''Neverwhere'' is an urban fantasy television miniseries by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC 2. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was de ...

'' * A character from the television series '' Betterman'' * A character from the 1984 Polish movie ''

Sexmission ''Sexmission'' () is a 1984 Polish politically satirical cult comedy science fiction action film. It was directed by Juliusz Machulski based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Jolanta Hartwig and Pavel Hajný. Sexmission has earned the title of a c ...

'' * The demon haunting the main character in the 2009 movie ''

Drag Me To Hell ''Drag Me to Hell'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi with Ivan Raimi, starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, and Adriana Barraza. The story focuses on a l ...

'' * A character from the puppet series ''

X-Bomber (released as ''Star Fleet'' in the UK) is a Japanese marionette tokusatsu TV series created by manga artist Go Nagai, and produced by Cosmo Productions and Jin Productions. The show aired on Fuji TV from to , with a total of 25 episodes (incl ...

'' (renamed to ''Star Fleet'' when dubbed for the UK)

Literature

* "Lamia" (poem), a poem by John Keats * ''Lamia'', play by

Euripides Euripides () was a Greek tragedy, tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to ...

* ''Lamia'', dramatic romance by

Thomas Hood Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs (poem), The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for ''The London Magazine'', '' ...

* Characters who are born as vampires in L. J. Smith's ''

Night World ''Night World'' is a series of nine young adult fantasy novels by American author L. J. Smith. In the series, vampires, witches, werewolves, and shape-shifters live among humans without their knowledge, making up a secret society known as the ...

'' books * ''Lamia'' a work by the Italian humanist

Angelo Poliziano Agnolo (or Angelo) Ambrogini (; 14 July 1454 – 24 September 1494), commonly known as Angelo Poliziano () or simply Poliziano, anglicized as Politian, was an Italian classical scholar and poet of the Florentine Renaissance. His scholars ...

, consisting of an opening oration, in which he offers a fable-tinted history of philosophy * A race of vampire-like creatures in the Tim Powers novel ''

The Stress of Her Regard ''The Stress of Her Regard'' is a 1989 horror/fantasy novel by Tim Powers. It was nominated for the 1990 World Fantasy and Locus Awards in 1990, and won a Mythopoeic Award. As with a number of Powers's other novels, it proposes a secret histo ...

'' * Lamia, a family of characters in the ''

Hyperion Cantos The ''Hyperion Cantos'' is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons. The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series, '' Hyperion'' and '' The Fall of Hyperion'', and later came to refer to the ...

'' by Dan Simmons * The spirit of an ancient sword in the Korean manhwa '' Id'' * The mother of the main female vampire in Whitley Strieber's novel '' The Hunger''

Music

* "The Lamia", a song on the Genesis album ''

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' is a studio double album and sixth overall by the English progressive rock band Genesis (band), Genesis. It was released on 22 November 1974 by Charisma Records, and is their last to feature original lead voc ...

'' *"Lamia", a song by on the Yamantaka // Sonic Titan album '' UZU'' * "Lamia", a song by Lord Belial from '' Enter the Moonlight Gate'' * "Lamia", a song by Nana Kitade from her 13th single " Punk&Baby's" * ''Lamia'', work for soprano voice and orchestra by American composer

Jacob Druckman Jacob Raphael Druckman (June 26, 1928 – May 24, 1996) was an American composer born in Philadelphia. Life A graduate of the Juilliard School in 1956, Druckman studied with Vincent Persichetti, Peter Mennin, and Bernard Wagenaar. In 1949 an ...

* ''Lamia'', orchestral work by American composer

Edward MacDowell Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites '' Woodland Sketches'', ''Sea Pieces'' and ''Ne ...

* ''Lamia'', symphonic poem by English composer Dorothy Howell

People

* Lamia (given name), a feminine name of Greek, Roman, Arabic, Bulgarian, Basque origin * Lamia of Athens (fl. 300 BC), courtesan * Lucius Aelius Lamia (died 43 BC), activist during the civic strife at the end of the Roman Republic. *

Lucius Aelius Lamia (consul 3) Lucius Aelius Lamia (before 43 BC – AD 33) was a Roman Senator who held a number of offices under Augustus and Tiberius. He was consul in the year AD 3 with Marcus Servilius as his colleague. Lucius was the son of Lucius Aelius Lamia, a ...

(before 43 BCE – 33 CE), Roman consul *

Lucius Aelius Lamia Plautius Aelianus Lucius Aelius Lamia Plautius Aelianus (c. 4581/96) was a Roman senator. Life He was described by Brian W. Jones as "the most eminent of the consular victims" of Domitian.Jones, ''The Emperor Domitian'' (London: Routledge, 1993), p. 184 Juvena ...

(c. 45 - 81/96), Roman consul in the year 80 *

Lucius Fundanius Lamia Aelianus Lucius Fundanius Lamia Aelianus was a Roman senator active in the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. Biography Early life Lamia Aelianus was possibly the son of the empress Domitia Longina and Lucius Aelius Lamia Plautius Aelianus or their maternal g ...

(ca 83 - 132/136), Roman consul in 116 and proconsul in 131-132 * Lucius Plautius Lamia Silvanus (fl. 110–145), Roman consul in 145 *

Lamia al-Hariri Lamia al Hariri () is Syria's former chargée d'affaires in the Republic of Cyprus who defected to Qatar in July 2012. Early life Hariri was born in Hama but originally from the Daraa Governorate. She is the daughter of the retired major gener ...

, Syrian diplomat *

Ercole Lamia Ercole Lamia (died 1591) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alessano (1578–1591).

(died 1591), Italian Roman Catholic bishop of Alessano * Georges Lamia (1933–2014), French former football goalkeeper *

Jenna Lamia Jenna Lamia is an American actress, writer, and audiobook narrator. She developed the Netflix limited series '' The Perfect Couple'', and also served as its showrunner. She is also known for her role as Judy in the Netflix series ''Resident Alien ...

, American actress, writer, and award-winning audio book narrator

Places

Lamia (city) Lamia (, ''Lamía'', ) is a city in central Greece. The city dates back to antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region (comprising five regional units). According to the 2021 census, t ...

, a city in Greece *

Lamia River Lamia River is a river in western Uganda in Bundibugyo District. It flows near the Semuliki National Park Semuliki National Park is a national park in Bwamba County, a remote part of the Bundibugyo District in the Western Region of Uganda th ...

, a river in Uganda

Other uses

LaMia 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". In the earliest myths, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with ...

, a Venezuelan-Bolivian airline * Lamia F.C., a football club based in Lamia, Greece {{Disambiguation