Lamia was the queen of Libya, which is another name for North Africa in Greek and Roman mythology. She became a child by eating demons. Lamia was known for being beautiful. She was a lover of Zeus. One of his many. Zeus is known as the god of the sky. He was also married to a woman named Hera. Hera was the goddess of women and marriage. She was known to be jealous of Zeus' lovers and children. Hera was said to have killed all of Lamia's children. He killed them out of jealousy and kept one alive. The daughter of the Lamias he kept alive is called Scylla. The reason for keeping Scylla alive is because she was left cursed. There are many stories about how Hera approached the situation of punishing Lamia. I will tell you the different versions of the story. Some say he steals them. Some say she turned into a monster, killed them, and forced her to watch. Some also say that Hera takes away Lamia's ability to blink or close her eyes so that she is haunted and forced to live with the image of her dead children. In some myths it is also said that Lamia was forced by Hera to kill and eat her children. No matter which myth is true, they all have the same principle that his children died except one and his sight disappeared. According to other myths, Zeus then gave her the ability to remove her eyes. Then she would not be haunted by the vision of her dead children. Still unsure of how exactly it happened, Lamia was transformed into a monster. The stories say that Hera turned her into a monster for a further and greater way of punishment. Or Zeus does it to get revenge on the world. Following Lamia's transformation into a monster, she also transformed into a child who ate a demon. In Europe, Lamia and her sto...... middle of paper... Aaron. "LAMIA: Demon and Sea Monster; Greek Mythology." LAMIA: demon and sea monster; Greek mythology. Copyright by Theoi Project, January 1, 2011. Web. May 21, 2014. .Boughan, faith. "Fantastic creatures of Greek mythology: the Lamia". Fantasy faction RSS. Fantacy Faction, February 13, 2013. Web. May 21, 2014. "Lamia in Greek Mythology." RSS Mythography. Mythography.com, ndWeb. May 21, 2014. ."Lamia (mythology)." Villains Wiki. wikia and Web. May 21, 2014.."Guide to mythical creatures." My -. Guide to Mythical Creatures, May 15, 2012. Web. May 23 2014. .