Lamenting the Lamia - Looking Into One of Greek Mythology's Scariest Monsters
Dear Henry, Have you ever heard of the mythological demon called the Lamia? She is a particularly scary creature amongst the ancient Greek cosmology. Lamia was once the very beautiful queen of Libya, so beautiful, in fact, that she got the attention of the god Zeus, who immediately pursued and seduced her. Of course, getting Zeus's attention also meant she got Hera's. Hera was not inclined to be seductive and instead sought vengeance. Hera took all of Lamia's living children and then forced her to devour the child she was carrying from Zeus. Hera didn't stop there. She would proceed to force the woman to devour any child she had, from any man, until Lamia finally went mad and no longer needed Hera's to force her own, and soon Lamia would begin searching the country looking for other children after she had run out of her own. She has become something of a bogeyman in Greece and is now closely associated with vampires, succubi, and witches. Lamia is an easy ...
