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Pages in category "Romanian legendary creatures" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Balaur; C.
Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology. McFarland. ISBN 9780786444526. Spence, Lewis (1960) An Encyclopaedia of Occultism University Books Inc. New Hyde Park, New York; The Vampire Watchers Handbook by "Constantine Gregory" and Craig Glenday, 2003 St. Martin's Press, New York, pp. 62–63
Some Romanian folklore delineates that Pricolici are werewolves in life and after they die, return as vampires. This also gives rise to the legend of vampires that can turn into animals such as wolves, dogs, or owls and bats. The common theme of all these animals being that they are nocturnal hunters much like vampires.
Strigòi is a Romanian word that originated from a root related to the Latin terms strix or striga with the addition of the augmentative suffix "-oi" (feminine "-oaică"). [3] [4] Otila Hedeşan notes that the same augmentative suffix appears in the related terms moroi and bosorcoi (borrowed from Hungarian boszorka) and considers this parallel derivation to indicate membership in the same ...
A moroi (sometimes moroii in modern fiction; pl. moroi) is a type of vampire or ghost in Romanian folklore.A female moroi is called a moroaică (pl. moroaice).In some versions, a moroi is a phantom of a dead person which leaves the grave to draw energy from the living.
SOMEHOW, VAMPIRES ARE sexy, scary, and scintillating all at the same time, as are excellent vampire movies. The mythical and terrifying creatures are often mentioned in the same breath as witches ...
Only vampire hunters, like the titular D—a half-vampire, half-human dhampir—can hope to stand up to the vampire’s supernatural might, and in the ‘85 film, D agrees to hunt down a 10,000 ...
10. Sirens. Origin: Greek Sirens are another mythological species that have found a home in modern times. There are movies and TV shows about the seductresses with beautiful and enchanted singing ...