Lamia

**Lamia: Serpent-woman** (蛇女ラミア, *Hebi on'naRamia*?) are a female-gender species.

## Overview

Lamias is part of Diadona's kin group. They are considered fiends.

They usually inhabit west of Ariadia Republic. Lamias are part of the serpent clans, and they inhabit in the Apophis red desert, the same desert area in the south of Gypshir.

## Culture

They are part of the Serpent Cult.

They live by sucking the blood of other species, the same as striges.

## Physical Attributes

The lower body of a Lamia is a snake and the upper body is a female human. Lamia usually disguised as an ordinary woman just like empousai and arachnes.

As Diadona's kin group, they have considerable magical powers. There are lamia **enchantresses** (妖術師, *Yōjutsu-shi*?). Since they have excellent detection ability, surprise attacks are not effective. They were able to navigate through the elven obfuscation magic barrier.

Lamias and arachnes are stronger species than humans but they are no match for Shirone. They are pretty strong opponent that even dryads will find difficulties dealing with them, however they are not as good as alseids.

## History

Just the night after the Hero of Light's Party fought the Dark Knight at Mount Holy Dragon. A flock of minotaurs attacked Ariadia Republic and released the gladiator fiends. The Lamias were among the escaped gladiators. Their location after the arena was unknown, but they hid in Ariadia Republic's underground waterway.

The Hero's party, Beautiful Maiden Party, Novis and Decius encountered the arachnes and lamias in the underground waterway. Shirone easily cuts them down.

Pisthys noticed a lamia and exposed it's location by throwing a tea cup from the skyship. The lamia was about to ambush Ishtia.

Dahāku, Botis and their subordinates of lamias and yiggs were hiding in a tunnel. Lamias are entering the forest near Alseidia. They are allied with the Neuri and the kobolds. There are lamias in the goblin and orc army. A lamia was a guide for Borda's army, she was delighted when most of Kutar's golems are distracted by her. Botis called the lamias and gorgons to attack.

## Etymology

**Lamia** (ラミア, *Ramia*?) in ancient Greek mythology, was a woman who became a child-eating monster after her children were destroyed by Hera, who learned of her husband Zeus' trysts with her. Hera also afflicted Lamia with sleeplessness so she would anguish constantly, but Zeus gave her the ability to remove her own eyes. The lamia has been ascribed serpent-like qualities, which some commentators believe can be firmly traced to mythology from antiquity, and they have found analogues in ancient texts that could be designated as lamiai (or lamiae) which are part-serpent beings. These include the half-woman, half-snake beasts of the "Libyan myth" told by Dio Chrysostom, and the monster sent to Argos by Apollo to avenge Psamathe (Crotopus).

## References

1. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 23 - Lavuruntos the Labyrinth City pt.09 Temporary Withdrawal
2. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 42 - Lavuruntos the Labyrinth City pt.17 Escape from the Labyrinth
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 07 - The Wealthy Ariadia
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 28 - Underground Waterway Battle
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 08 - Encounter with the Serpents
6. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 01 - The Apophis Serpents
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 07 - The Elfin Knight
8. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 26 - Lavuruntos the Labyrinth City pt.10 Labyrinth's Prison
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 17 - Reasons For Uneasiness
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 18 - The Battle in the Forest pt.01
11. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 04 - To the Forest
12. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 16 - The Fiend Invasion
13. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 19 - The Battle in the Forest pt.02