Lamia

The lamia is a, most commonly, female creature with several very different forms across several mythologies. One form is that a beautiful daemon who eats children. Another form has the lower body of a beast, often lions, goats or snakes, and the head, arms and torso of a human, sometimes covered in snake scales. Yet another form is that of a female river spirit who helps the locals in return for food. Lastly, the name lamia, can also apply to swarms of sentient insects inhabbiting the corpses of fey creatures.
==Source==
The lamia originates from Greek mythology, dating back to at least 400 BC. The water spirit appears as an apparently unrelated being in Basque mythology.
==Media==
Lamiae appear in the following media:
===Games===
*
===Movies===
*Drag Me to Hell (2009)
===Music===
*The Lamia appears as a track on The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis.
===Novels===
*Night Music: Nocturnes Volume 2
Category:Game creatures‎
Category:Movie creatures‎
Category:Folklore creatures‎