出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/29 16:38 UTC 版)
From Ancient Greek Μορμώ (Mormṓ, “a hideous she-monster, a bugbear”).
mormo (plural mormos)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “mormo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/25 09:49 UTC 版)
In Greek mythology, Mormo (Greek: Μορμώ, Μορμών, Mormō) was a spirit who bit bad children, said to have been a companion of the goddess Hecate. The name was also used to signify a female vampire-like creature in stories told to Greek children by their nurses to keep them from misbehaving. This reference is primarily found in some of the plays of Aristophanes. He is also referenced in The Alexiad, which goes to show that Mormo was still taught to children during Byzantine times.