Lamia. Face of woman, body of serpent (or body of sow, and legs of horse) — Mythoi

Motif

Lamia. Face of woman, body of serpent (or body of sow, and legs of horse).

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Beast-men. · view the constellation · filed as B29.1

Filed across the traditions

Czech Máchal Slavic 265
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Bolte FFC XXXIX 5 n. 1–Icel.: Herrmann Saxo II 603

Within the index

Filed under Other combinations of beast and man.

Filed beside it

Echidna. Half woman, half serpent Man-hog Man-cat Man-wolf Man-elk Man-bear Man-hedgehog. Upper half of body like hedgehog Man-ape

Carried in tale types

The King and the Lamia · ATU 411 1 recorded variant

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