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Λάμια

Λάμια

See also: λάμια and Λαμία

Ancient Greek

Noun

Λᾰ́μῐᾰ (Lámia) f (genitive Λᾰμῐ́ης); first declension

  1. (mythology) A fabulous monster said to feed on man's flesh; bugbear with which to frighten children

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References

  • Λάμιᾰ in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Λάμια in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

λάμια

λάμια

See also: Λάμια and Λαμία

Ancient Greek

Noun

λᾰ́μῐᾰ (lámia) f (genitive λᾰμῐ́ης); first declension

  1. Species of fierce shark

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Descendants

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