Lamia (daughter of Poseidon)

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In Greek mythology, Lamia (/ˈleɪmiə/; Ancient Greek: Λάμια) was a daughter of Poseidon, and mother, by Zeus, of the Libyan Sibyl.[1] It was perhaps this Lamia who, according to Stesichorus, was the mother of Scylla.[2]

  1. ^ Pausanias, 10.12.1; Plutarch, De Pyth. orac. 9 p. 398c; Dio Chrysostom, 37.13; Smith, "Lamia 1." ; Grimal, "Lamia 1." p. 248.
  2. ^ Stesichorus, F220 PMG; Fowler, p. 32, Gantz, p. 731.