2023年3月23日 · Lamia was a female spirit, known for carrying off young children and devouring them. In this, she was reminiscent of other malevolent spirits from Greek mythology, including …

Succubus names: Origin, structure, and meaning. Succubi: they are demons or supernatural entities from folklore who often seduce unsuspecting men and then feed on their life forces.

2023年2月27日 · Attributes. Mormo was a female spirit or phantom, a ghostly being known for inspiring fear. Like Lamia or Gello, Mormo was used above all to frighten children; in fact, she …

2023年3月22日 · Other sources identified her with the goddess Hecate or with Lamia, another spirit. Attributes. In Greek popular religion, Empusa belonged to a category of beings that can …

2023年3月8日 · For example, their iconography bears similarities to that of the Mesopotamian demon Lamashtu (who seems to have also influenced the Greek Lamia). In addition, an …

2023年3月8日 · These “phantoms,” unlike daemons, were almost always evil or malevolent. They included beings such as Lamia and Mormo, “bogeywomen” known for eating children; the …

2023年10月4日 · Overview. Hygieia was a healing goddess and the personification of health. She was one of the daughters of Asclepius and Epione and thus the sister of Aceso, Iaso, and …

2023年3月25日 · The Sirens were sea monsters whose beautiful singing caused sailors to forget their home and throw themselves into the sea. Some heroes, including the cunning Odysseus, …

2023年8月30日 · Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river. A child of the Titans Oceanus …

2023年9月21日 · Scylla was a multi-headed, hybrid monster who haunted a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool Charybdis. With her darting heads and sharp teeth, Scylla would pick off unwary …