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Lamia, the vampire of Greek mythology

Lamia, lady seductive and of exciting beauty. A dangerous woman, daughter of Poseidon and Libya, who was able to captivate even the almighty Zeus.Sometimes she is talked about as if it were A monster is that its candida appearance intermingles with the sagacity of a predator, a hunter accustomed to feed on children and lovers who surrendered at their feet.

Lamia , the fearsome and seductive vampire of Greek mythology

Lamia's life had a normal course for a while, but her curse came the day Zeus fell in love with her, raising the unstoppable jealousy of the Goddess Hera , little accustomed to the continued rebuffs of her adulterous husband.Her punishment was terrible: she killed her children and condemned her to not be able to close her eyes anymore , so that the devastating image of his own deceased children remained forever in his memory...

Lamia, the vampire of Greek mythology

Fortunately, Zeus, pitying her lover , allowed him to have the gift of taking his eyes off when he wished to rest.But the evil was already done and Lamia could not help punishing the children of other mothers carried away by disproportionate envy.

Lamia, the vampire of Greek mythology

I was ripping their lives and he sucked his blood.

Lamia, the queen of Libya

Once punished by Goddess Hera, Lamia returned to Libya where, it is said, it was named queen.According to some traditions, one more of her punishments was her ability to transform herself into snake , crawling on the ground like an alligator.

This is an aspect that does not appear unanimous form in all cultures, but something that does coincide is that Lamia started or to feel so envious of the mothers who took care of their children, that he took advantage of the nights to enter through the windows and sacrifice the creatures feeding on his blood.

Lamia, the vampire of Greek mythology

There came a time when, simply , he began to enjoy it.So much so that it was very common among Greek and Roman mothers to threaten their children by telling them that, if they did not behave well, Queen Lamia would come for them to take them away.In many representations Lamia appears in the form of a snake, hugging and sucking the blood of children.

Other artists, of a more romantic cut, painted her wrapped in a sweet candor, hypnotizing noble knights.

Lamia, the vampire of Greek mythology

Lamia , from the point of view a of the painter John William Waterhouse

In many cultures it is known as « La Llorona» or the queen «Lamiak», that presence that is heard crying from a distance and that, at least It is expected, it manages to enter the homes of the population to take their children.It is feared and many types of amulets are made that are placed in the cribs of babies and in the windows of the rooms.Measures that are often not effective, because it is common to impersonate an innocent girl looking for something to eat on cold winter nights.Once invited to the interior of the home, the Lamia transforms into a snake and gets the blood of the whole family.

Lamia, the vampire of Greek mythology

She, with her fascinating trail of mystery and sensuality, stands as one of the first backgrounds of vampirism modern.Lamia in the Greco-Roman tradition, Lilith in the Hebrew culture...many names for a single image as scary as interesting...

Image: alan berning, Faris Algosaibi

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