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Richard
Parks
Registered User
(11/19/02 10:59:29 am)
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Lycius and Lamia
I've been thinking about Keats' poem "Lamia" lately, and it prompted a question. Many elements are so similar to a "fairy bride" motif (also Melusine) that I'm wondering what his precedents were. Is the poem based on a specific legend or did Keats make it up mostly out of whole cloth?
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cpe
Unregistered User
(11/21/02 11:06:20 pm)
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lamia
somewhere along the line n my decrpid years, i recall this poem being tied to the mythology surrounding Lilith, the first "eve."
just a thought. like Jane Yolen, sometimes we remember what has never been in modern times, but which actually is....somewhere lost in time (grin)
hope this helps
all best
cpe
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Richard
Parks
Registered User
(11/22/02 7:03:55 am)
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Re: lamia
Thanks, cpe. I have read a little bit about the Lilith link, but more research is definitely in order.
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Rebecca
Unregistered User
(11/22/02 2:41:15 pm)
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lamia
Boria Sax spends a few pages in his book 'The Serpent and the Swan' discussing Keats's poem and its various sources. Lamia also appears in Greek myths as a child killer and blood sucking demon.
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Richard
Parks
Registered User
(11/22/02 5:53:02 pm)
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Source
Thanks, Rebecca. I'll try to track that down.
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