The Lamia has many forms and many legends surround the
creature. All agree that the Lamia is a horrible monster that feeds on the
flesh of men and drinks the blood of children. The Lamia is of ancient Greek
mythology, she was the queen of Libya who was transformed into a monster. Zeus,
her lover, gave her the power to remover her eyes, the reason for this is
unknown. In Edward Topsell's The History of Four-Footed Beast, the Lamia appears as a scaly lion
with the head of a woman, but in Greek myth she has the tail of a serpent in
place of her legs. Other tales say she is normal, but has a distorted face.
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