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Type Words
Synonyms vampire
Type of evil spirit

Examples of lamia

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Lamia Shakkour claimed she was the victim of a hoax to embarrass her country.
From the guardian.co.uk
Lamia not only was renowned for her beauty and charm but also possessed a great wit.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lamia, a famous early Hellenistic courtesan, was his favourite.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lamia was envious of other mothers and ate their children.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lamia stressed that there were no political motives behind having Preckwinkle speak at Tuesday's breakfast meeting.
From the dailyherald.com
Lamia was a queen of Libya, whom Zeus loved.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lamia was cursed with the inability to close her eyes so that she would always obsess over the image of her dead children.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lamia was succeeded by Deborah Nelson, who served as acting president until leaving earlier this spring to join the Daily Herald.
From the dailyherald.com
Lamia and her betrothed are hardly eager to be wed to strangers, but her situation is further complicated when she falls in love with an Israeli border guard.
From the sltrib.com
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  • Lamia (Greek: u039Bu03B1u03BCu03AFu03B1, Lamu00EDa, pronouncedu00A0) is a city in central Greece. The city dates back to antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region (comprising five regional units).
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  • Lamia is a genus of longhorn beetles, the type genus of the subfamily Lamiinae.
  • "Lamia" is a narrative poem written by English poet John Keats. The poem, written in 1819, tells how the God Hermes hears of a nymph who is more beautiful than all. Hermes, searching for the nymph, instead comes across a Lamia, trapped in the form of a serpent. ...
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