Lamia

[Mark Hope]

Anyone else remember where this is from?

I checked it out - it's from Dragon #81. Her name is Feyodena and she has an alliance with a gynosphinx.

 

[Redbadge]

There is a lamia entry in the 4th edition Monster Manual, page 174. This same lamia appears in Dragon #164. The lamia devourer was in Dungeon Master's Guide 2 (4e). One more named Jelvistra appeared in Dungeon #157.

I'm not positive, but there may have been an encounter with a lamia in the 4e Tomb of Horrors superadventure.

 

[Cayzle]

This comes too late for the discussion, but others looking here for info in the future may be interested in this screed on the origins of lamia in mythology and in D&D, at Cayzle's Wemic Site.

It discusses the greek myth of Queen Lamia, the evolution of the mythological figure into a monster used to scare children, Keats, old beastiaries, snake and lion versions, and images of lamias from diverse editions of D&D.

A google search for cayzle's wemic site gets you to my home page, and then search for "lamia."