in ancient mythology, Lamia is portrayed as a female devil figure who has extraordinary beauty, but behind her beauty Lamia is no more than a supernatural creature that often kills even prey on humans. in various stories, Lamia is referred to as a magician but another version mentions if Lamia is a beautiful woman who turned into a demon.
According to Greek mythology, Lamia used to be the beautiful daughter of King Belus who was the king of Egypt. after King Belus died, Lamia took over the royal government and directly held the kingdom of Libya.
At that time, his beauty was heard to the corners of the world, even he had become the target of the cast including the King of Greece, Zeus. according to the Greek mythology, Zeus became the only prince who managed to make Lamia fall in love, their romance begins. Interest in each other led to a child named Herophille, but unfortunately Zeus's infidelity was heard by Hera. wrath with Lamia, told Hera using black magic to hypnotize Lamia to kill her own child.
Zeus and Lamia's love trip did not last long. Disappointed with Lamia's actions, tells Zeus to leave her. in the midst of his downfall, Lamia's mind began to be covered with resentment and hatred for the children, Lamia began obsessing killing children even her thirst against the blood of the children she kept carrying until she died, and before her last breath she had time to say that she was notwill never stop killing.Lamia later became a witch who lived in a jungle. He just came out on a certain day to kidnap and prey on the children. This is done to strengthen his witchcraft. Not only drink blood, Lamia also eat the corpse.
while the story in the other version is called if this one mystical creature is a succubus or vampire who not only drinks blood but he also eats human flesh. to ensnare the victim he uses his beautiful face and guess the men who mostly fell victim to Lamia.