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Date Posted: 12:19:01 06/22/02 Sat
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Rick
's message, "*watches*" on 12:02:05 06/22/02 Sat
*Squeles* Found it !!!!
*READS* "She was a gordian shape of dazzling hue,
Vermilion-spotted, golden, green, and blue;
Striped like a zebra, freckled like a pard,
Eyed like a peacock, and all crimson barr'd;
And full of silver moons, that, as she breathed,
Dissolv'd, or brighter shone, or interwreathed
Their lustres with the gloomier tapestries-
So rainbow-sided, touch'd with miseries,
She seem'd, at once, some penanced lady elf,
Some demon's mistress, or the demon's self.
Upon her crest she wore a wannish fire
Sprinkled with stars, like Ariadne's tiar:
Her head was serpent, but ah, bitter-sweet!
She had a woman's mouth with all its pearls complete:
And for her eyes: what could such eyes do there
But weep, and weep, that they were born so fair?"
*Shows them a pic* 
In Greek mythology, Lamia was the daughter of Libya and
Belus. According to the legend, Zeus engaged in an affair
with Lamia. Hera, furious that her husband had cheated
on her yet again, punished the unfortunate Lamia. As a
result of Hera's wrath, Lamia was compelled to eat her
own children. The story takes an even uglier turn when
we learn that the crazed Lamia then developed a taste
for children.
Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Lamia is usually
described as a sort of bogey-woman. Her story was
chilling and more than a bit macabre - perfect for
frightening small children. It is said that Greek mothers
sometimes told their children this tale in order to make
them behave.
Thats all i found !
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