- Lamia - by NekhbetSun

2D • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Aug 04, 2007

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LAMIA A Libyan Snake Goddess In Greek mythology, Lamia was a beautiful woman who, like so many other beautiful Greek women, had a liason with Zeus and bore a number of his children. Zeus' wife, Hera, was jealous, and she kidnapped all the children to keep them out of their mother's arms. Mad with grief, Lamia began to entice mortal children to serve as her substitute children. However, her deceitful actions caused her to transform into a monster with the head and breasts of a woman and the body of a giant serpent, and rather than treating the children as her own children, she began to treat them as her own supper, devouring them with gusto. In time, Lamia was able to reproduce, giving life to creatures like herself called Laminae. The Laminae were lustful she-demons and had the power to seduce men and suck out their life force. The Greek name Laminae means either "lecherous vaginas" or "gluttonous gullets." * * * Mornin' All *S* Hope everyone is having a great Saturday so far ! And dear Tara, since you loved the first round, here's more inanities...hope yall get a titter r two :o) The dead batteries were given out free of charge. Thieves who steal corn from a garden could be charged with stalking. To write with a broken pencil is pointless. ~ Love & Hugs ~ * Mina * Photo Credtis: stock xchng Brush Credits: http://brushes.500ml.org www.prettybrush.deviantart.com www.inobscuro.com

Comments (82)

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elmurray

1:16PM | Sun, 05 August 2007

This is absolutely stunning work, Mina! Your unique touch to everything you do is wonderful (as is your humour!).

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RobyHermida

5:43PM | Sun, 05 August 2007

Very nice work

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alhak

8:12AM | Mon, 06 August 2007

fabulous!!!!

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Jay-el-Jay

9:44AM | Mon, 06 August 2007

Beautiful and ominous.

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robotalk

9:48AM | Mon, 06 August 2007

Thank you for the legend --and this stunning and glorious image !!

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magichild2

10:56AM | Mon, 06 August 2007

Another piece of work that is beautiful

Valerie-Ducom

11:26AM | Mon, 06 August 2007

Excellent work my lady and fantastic postwork ! :)

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mamabobbijo

6:29PM | Mon, 06 August 2007

In Spanish it's vampire. I had a friend who's Mom named her that! Very interesting story, thanks. The image is wonderful. I know she's supposed to have an evil look, but her eyes seem filled with centuries of sadness.

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annie5

9:49PM | Mon, 06 August 2007

Splendid artwork Mina! like it a lot :)

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nosawayne

10:39PM | Mon, 06 August 2007

Beautiful!

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childoflightdesigns

12:10PM | Tue, 07 August 2007

I always love your work and want to put it on my walls ! Excellent !

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three_grrr

9:40PM | Tue, 07 August 2007

Hmmmm. I can think of a few men I'd like to introduce to her! Another beautiful work Mina, She is a beauty, and as someone said, there are centuries of sorrow in her eyes. She looks so young and beautiful, but her surroundings tell the truth, that she is of ancient times. A sad story, but then most of mythology is filled with sad stories.

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