The plot is built around an evil God/Devil called Lamia. We found out about Lamia on the internet while translating names and looking for names for our main character. We saw Lamia on a website and decided to click on the link and have a look at what kind of devil/evil god he/she was. Lucky for us it was what we needed. How ever Lamia is a God that prays on young children. Here are some information / myths regarding Lamia.
The ancient Greeks believed that the Lamia was a vampire who stole little children to drink their blood. She was portrayed as a snake-like creature with a female head and breasts. Usually female, but sometimes referred to as a male or a hermaphrodite.
According to legend, she was once a Libyan queen (or princess) who fell in love with Zeus. Zeus' jealous wife Hera deformed her into a monster and murdered their offspring. She also made Lamia unable to close her eyes, so that she couldn't find any rest from the obsessing image of her dead children. When Zeus saw what had be done to Lamia, he felt pity for her and gave his former lover a gift: she could remove her eyes, and then put them on again. This way, though sleepless, she could rest from her misfortune. Lamia envied the other mothers and took her vengeance by stealing their children and devouring them. -
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/l/lamia.html
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of aserpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lamia
There is also a whole blog post on Lamia -
http://thedemoniacal.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/lamia.html
We came up with the name Mia from Lamia as Mia is a well known name,which is more believable and average for the time our thriller was set. (Modern Day)
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