Scream Queens: Lamia

Womanica

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History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Lamia is a demon from Greek mythology famous for her penchant for devouring children. Sometimes she’s depicted as a fearsome and hideous demon, other times she appears beautiful yet vampiric, seducing young men before drinking their blood.

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0:00.0	Before we get started a quick warning that this episode contains mentions of violence.
0:04.4	Hello from Wonder Media Network I'm Jenny Kaplan and this is Womannica.
0:10.4	October is the perfect time to delve into all things spooky. So this month we're talking
0:15.7	about women who give us goosebumps. Some are real life creators of spine-chilling works of fiction.
0:21.7	Others are the subjects of frightening folklore.
0:24.5	Either way, these Scream Queens are sure to give you a scare.
0:28.7	Sometimes, she's a seductive yet sinister vampiric creature, blurring handsome travelers to an early grave.
0:36.2	Other times she's a hideous demon, stealing children in the dead of night.
0:40.4	Either way, this ancient Greek mythic monster might make you think twice about leaving your bedroom
0:45.8	door unlocked.
0:47.6	Let's talk about Lamia.
0:50.9	Lamia's original story comes from Greek antiquity. Traditionally, Lamia is depicted as a beautiful Libyan
0:57.0	royal who falls in love with Zeus and bears his children. But the God of Thunder's famously jealous wife,
1:02.9	Hera, catches wind of their affair
1:04.9	and seeks revenge by killing Lemia's children.
1:08.4	Hera's vindictive act of violence
1:10.3	exists across multiple versions of Lemia's story.
1:13.6	But the aftermath of the tragedy isn't always the same.
1:17.1	In some tellings, the loss of her children
1:19.0	is so distressing that Lemia plucks out her own eyes.
1:22.9	In others, Zeus grants her the ability
1:25.0	to remove her eyes at will.
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