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Greek Monsters
Petling:
I think that's cuz Attila the Hun conquered so much land form Asia that he even took over part of Rome? :?
Regina Terra:
Is the Lamia a Greek myth, or a Roman one? :?
7VII7:
I think they're similar enough it doesn't matter. . .
Amaya:
--- Quote from: Regina Terra on December 16, 2008, 04:44:13 PM ---Is the Lamia a Greek myth, or a Roman one? :?
--- End quote ---
At this point in history, it matters little because what survived of the Greek and Roman myths have been interchanged and melded into one.
It was originally Greek. It was originally the name of the queen of Libya who had her own myth. The Romans made it into a species.
Regina Terra:
What strikes me is the similarity between the Lamia and the Naga. Basically they are both the upper bodies of a human, and the lower bodies of a snake, although the Naga has more freedom to change it's shape than the Lamia.
This is just one example of different cultures in separate land regions "inventing" the same creature. Such examples make me wonder if there really IS a creature, or source for these things, that two different people tried to explain.
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