The Lamia

by jules moderator

(Though Hardwicke's calls it a Lama).

This has been bugging me as I was sure I'd seen this before. Turns out it's from Edward Topsell's bestiary - a 17th century book about animals - some more fantastic than others. The full title is "The History of the Four-footed Beasts and Serpents" (1658). There is an on-line copy here in the Internet Archive. I have no idea how or where I saw this before - but it bugged me enough to go searching! 😃

Posted May 20, 2015 9:28 PM
by DZM admin

Thanks for the link! From a quick scan of that page, it seems like Topsell doesn't really buy it. 😃

... man, those "s-that-looks-like-f" always bugs the heck out of me in old writing...

Posted May 21, 2015 9:20 PM
by yshish moderator in response to jules's comment.

Awesome book!! Thanks for sharing 😃

Posted May 22, 2015 10:51 PM

Comments

by jules moderator

A 17th century account of dogs - with a drawing of a slightly unusual breed. 😃 #dog #dailyzoo

Posted May 18, 2015 11:08 PM

Only slightly ! 😉

Posted May 18, 2015 11:17 PM

by yshish moderator

Cute 😃 #monster

Posted May 19, 2015 3:01 PM

by jules moderator

I knew I'd seen this before somewhere - it's from a 17th century bestiary. I've put details in the Discussion area if anyone is interested.

Posted May 20, 2015 9:29 PM

by jules moderator

#wiki This image is also used in the Wikipedia article about the Lamia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamia

Posted August 24, 2015 3:10 PM

by yshish moderator

Hah! I've just classified this Lamia celebrity, I checked https://archive.org/stream/historyoffourfoo00tops #page/352/mode/2up/search/lamia

Posted November 23, 2015 5:40 PM

by yshish moderator

and noticed that the original illustration shows male penis which is missing in this one. So I think it is reproduced by some one else. Hm?

Posted November 23, 2015 5:41 PM