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Lamia
Λαμία , Lamiā grc
A female daemon who devoured children, usually described as having the upper body of a woman and lower half of a serpent
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One office on record
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 9
Kinship in an account 3
Family 6
- child of (child) Belus son of Poseidon in Greek mythology
- child of (mother) Libya goddess in Roman and Greek mythology
- child of (father) Poseidon one of the twelve Olympians presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses
- parent of (child) Achilles son of Zeus in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Herophile mythical prophet at Delphi
- partner of Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
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Affiliation 1
Identification 2
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