| Welcome. We hope you enjoy your visit to Bartiforums.com Since 2005 we've been a place for Bart fans to come together, discuss the books and other things. Jonathan Stroud himself is also a member of our community and you have the chance to talk to him. All you need to do is register an account. Once registering you'll have the ability to set up and customise your profile, and access the options to post replies. Registration is completely free. There are no costs for access to any part of our board. Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: (Advanced Login) |
| Lamia | |
|---|---|
| Topic Started: Aug 14 2006, 08:58 AM (2,301 Views) | |
| rubberchickenben | Aug 14 2006, 08:58 AM Post #1 |
|
Marid
|
Does anyone know what the heck a lamia is? It's mentioned several times on one page in #1, when Mr. Underwood is teaching Nat. |
| I wish I were a cat-dragon | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Ianna | Aug 14 2006, 08:45 PM Post #2 |
|
Marid
|
Well, according to Wikipedia... * Lamia the Latin word for vampire or witch. * Lamia, a city in Greece * Lamia, a Greek mythological figure * Lamiak (sing. lamia), a Basque mythological nymph-like creature * Lamia, a mouse-like animal in New Guinea * Lamia is a genus of beetles * A poem by John Keats, available at Wikisource * The name of the mother of the Libyan Sibyl * "The Lamia," a song on the Genesis album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway * Lamia Loveless, a fictional character from the Super Robot Wars series * Lamia was a recurring monster in the Final Fantasy series, often having a tiara in their possession to be dropped or stolen * Lami is a character from Kyoryuu Sentai ZyuRanger, agent of Bandora and wife of Grifozor. The two have a human child at the end of the series. * The Arabic word for "fiend." * Lamia is the name of a character from Betterman. Found that intresting, thought you might. |
|
"You belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Rekhyt2238 | Aug 14 2006, 08:50 PM Post #3 |
![]()
Utukku
|
Wow!
Was that all from Wiki?
|
The Mona Lisa:
| |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Ianna | Aug 14 2006, 08:51 PM Post #4 |
|
Marid
|
Yep. There's individual articles for some of it, but they were kind of unrelated. Like the Robot show thing... |
|
"You belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Gladstone | Aug 14 2006, 08:56 PM Post #5 |
![]()
|
I don't think we will ever find out, probably just a famous Djinn. Perhaps I should read up on that section. |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Ianna | Aug 14 2006, 08:58 PM Post #6 |
|
Marid
|
I thought it would either be the city from Greece or a spirit named after the mythological character. But I looked it up and apparently it's a magicial creature that is soothed with music. Probably like this: Lamiak (sing. lamia), a Basque mythological nymph-like creature |
|
"You belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Rekhyt2238 | Aug 14 2006, 09:01 PM Post #7 |
![]()
Utukku
|
Ahh, now that you mention that, I remember. Wasn't it his music teacher, not Underwood that mentioned it? Edit: Yep, on page 61: ""How," Mr. Sindra yelled, "do you propose to summon a lamia with plucking like this? How? The mmind boggles! Give me that!"" |
The Mona Lisa:
| |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Ianna | Aug 14 2006, 09:04 PM Post #8 |
|
Marid
|
Yep. The fat, evil one. He's the reason I began to bond with Nat. Certain music teacher parallel. |
|
"You belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Rekhyt2238 | Aug 14 2006, 09:06 PM Post #9 |
![]()
Utukku
|
Haha, I like your description of him...the fat, evil one.
|
The Mona Lisa:
| |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Ianna | Aug 14 2006, 09:08 PM Post #10 |
|
Marid
|
There's a lot of those, aren't there? Ok, the sasauage fingered, evil one. There's a lot less of those. |
|
"You belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| rubberchickenben | Aug 15 2006, 06:50 PM Post #11 |
|
Marid
|
Lamia wasn't capitalized, it is a type of spirit, not one spirit's name. Maybe some type of greater djinn, that for some reason is soothed by string instruments. |
| I wish I were a cat-dragon | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Ianna | Aug 15 2006, 11:46 PM Post #12 |
|
Marid
|
Yes, I added that after I looked it up. I actually think it's a lower spirit, which is why it's soothed. |
|
"You belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Sentynel | Aug 15 2006, 11:49 PM Post #13 |
|
Nothing But The Rain
![]()
|
Probably a lesser subtype of djinni. |
|
Sentynel - Head Ninja, Admin, Keeper of the Ban Afrit, Official Forum Graphics Guy, and forum code debugger. A still more glorious dawn awaits, not a sunrise, but a galaxy rise, a morning filled with 400 billion suns - the rising of the Milky Way | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Ianna | Aug 15 2006, 11:50 PM Post #14 |
|
Marid
|
Maybe we should ask Mr. Stroud. Because it could be the most powerful spirit (horribly unlikely) there ever was for all we know. |
|
"You belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| Rekhyt2238 | Aug 16 2006, 12:19 AM Post #15 |
![]()
Utukku
|
Sasauage fingered, evil one...even better!
|
The Mona Lisa:
| |
| Offline Profile | _Quote Top |
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| Go to Next Page | |
| « Previous Topic · General Discussion · Next Topic » |

Search
Members
Rules
IRC
Help
Settings
Messaging (
Sign Out
Was that all from Wiki?

8:16 AM Jul 11