Jaceofhell commented at 2012-12-08 20:52:19 » #1220155

I don't mean to be turn off by saying this, but the real term for this is Naga. It's common misjudgment. You could tag this as Naga and/or Lamia.

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TheFrozenOne commented at 2012-12-10 23:21:10 » #1221694

How many times do people have to say this. Naga is from Hindu mythology, Lamia is from Greek mythology. The term Lamia came first, the only reason why so many people are using naga is because of fucking WoW.

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Anonymous commented at 2013-10-05 14:38:14 » #1411299

Actually, what the term "lamia" referred to wasn't specifically a snake-woman, it was just based off of a queen who was rumored to have eaten her children. She was depicted as various sorts of monstrous things, such as a vampire-like creature, as well as a snake being. Lamia does not, by default, equal snake person; it's kind of an ambiguous term.

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Anonymous commented at 2014-06-02 12:31:48 » #1544748

Anon the portrait of a lamia as a snake-woman was often cited since old times, but its ultimate affirmation is due to the poem "Lamia" composed by John Keats in 1819

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Anonymous commented at 2014-10-22 22:37:08 » #1622091

I just call the more beast-like ones Naga and the centaur-like, half-human ones Lamia. But I grew up playing Monster Rancher. That's what colours my choice of words.

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