Illustration
Lamia, oil on canvas by John William Waterhouse, 1909, based on the Keats poem Lamia from 1820. Lamia was an ancient Greek precursor to vampires.
Private collection.
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Original image by John William Waterhouse. Uploaded by Karen Barrett-Wilt, published on 30 October 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Waterhouse, J. W. (2014, October 30). Lamia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3214/lamia/
Chicago Style
Waterhouse, John William. "Lamia." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 30, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3214/lamia/.
MLA Style
Waterhouse, John William. "Lamia." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Oct 2014. Web. 21 Nov 2024.
