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Fairy Tales & Folklore

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    John Keats's Lamia is a folklore and fairy tales poetry collection.

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    About Lamia

    "Lamia" by John Keats is a narrative poem written in 1819. When the god Hermes encounters a serpent-woman named Lamia, he restores her human form in exchange for help finding a beautiful nymph. Lamia then pursues Lycius, a youth of Corinth, and they fall in love. But their relationship faces a devastating test when the philosopher Apollonius attends their wedding feast and reveals Lamia's true nature, leading to a tragic conclusion.
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    Who wrote Lamia?

    Lamia was written by John Keats.

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    It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

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