So I identify as a Lamia, that being a creature with the upper body of a human woman and the lower body of a large snake, but I’m having issues with what to call that creature exactly. For those who don’t know Lamia is a figure in the Greek Mythos sometime associated with snakes. The name came to be attached to snake-people because of it’s use in the first final fantasy game -that was twenty odd years ago. The name has stuck and many popular sources, in particular Japanese ones where its use in the Monster Girl Encyclopedia has solidified its wide-spread popularity, use it as well.

This makes me feel a bit odd calling myself a Lamia because of its connection to pop culture. I imagine I could use Naga, but that has connection to Indian mythology and Hinduism. The only neutral name I’ve found has been serpent/snakefolk, which is accurate but boring. What do you guys think?

10/03/12 at 4:32pm

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