Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Lamia

See also: Lamia in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

Lamia Salient Guardant §

A hybrid monster formed of a lion with the head and bosom of a woman, the rear legs of a goat, and the tail of a horse.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art. Artist: John Vinycomb.