lamia
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- noun
- /ˈleɪmiə/
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lamia
- According to folklore, the lamia is a terrifying creature that drinks the blood of the living.
Examples
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She waited 40 years for another chance to overcome the Lamia, and finally, on the last night of her life, she did.
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When this night is through, the Lamia will come for the owner of the accursed object.
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After that, the Lamia will come for you.
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The Lamia would still come to take you.
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I force the spirit of the Lamia into the goat.
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Because the Lamia will tear the soul out of whoever you give that to.
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I believe what plagues you is the Lamia.
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The Lamia cannot be banished by a medium.
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For the first three days, the Lamia appears as a nasty spirit that torments its victim.
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Lamia, surely you can be dissuaded from taking this insignificant woman.
Synonyms
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A dead person who comes out at night to drink the blood of living people
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A mythical creature that drinks blood from living people
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A female spirit that harms people in myths or stories
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lamia comes from a Greek mythical woman, Lamia, who was said to become a monster that hunted at night. Think of a lamia like a kind of vampire: old stories said she would 'drink the blood' of people, which is why the word now means a female demon that attacks the living.