La·mi·a (l -m  , lä-mä) A city of east-central Greece northwest of Athens. Founded c. fifth century b.c., it was the site of the Lamian War (323-322 b.c.) between the confederated Greeks and the Macedonian general Antipater, who was besieged in the city for several months before his ultimate victory. Population: 46,400. La·mi an adj. & n. |
la·mi·a (l m-)n. pl. la·mi·as or la·mi·ae (-m - ) 1. also Lamia Greek Mythology A monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman that ate children and sucked the blood from men. 2. A female vampire. [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek.] |
lamia [ˈleɪmɪə]
n pl -mias, -miae [-mɪˌiː]
1. Classical myth (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) one of a class of female monsters depicted with a snake's body and a woman's head and breasts
2. a vampire or sorceress
[via Latin from Greek Lamia]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  lamia - (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the livingfolklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm |
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