# Lamia — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/lamia-whe-definition-discussion/3404>\
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**Created:** [September 15, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/lamia-whe-definition-discussion/3404 "2022-09-15T09:12:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![lianamiate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/lianamiate/32/49_2.png) [@lianamiate](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/lianamiate)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/lamia-whe-definition-discussion/3404/1 "2022-09-15T09:12:44Z")

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Lamia is a female or a hermaphroditic demon found in Greek mythology who devoured children and seduced men. She appears in literature as early as the 6th century BCE and is said to be fearsome to look upon with an ugly face, the upper body of a woman, and the lower body of a serpent.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/lamia/](https://www.worldhistory.org/lamia/)._

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**Author:** ![lianamiate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/lianamiate/32/49_2.png) [@lianamiate](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/lianamiate)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/lamia-whe-definition-discussion/3404/2 "2026-07-28T22:21:31Z")

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