Portrait of a Lamia by Edward Topsell, 1607 A lamia is a monster capable of assuming a woman’s form,
Portrait of a Lamia by Edward Topsell, 1607 A lamia is a monster capable of assuming a woman’s form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; a witch. She is depicted as bestial in this image, with the head and breasts of a woman, but with a scaly, hairy body similar to that of a goat. -- source link
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