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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 ...
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
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.
A child, breastfed after its mother has weaned it risks, becomes a pricolici, a Romanian vampire with werewolf-like attributes. [42] Romanian vampires were said to bite their victims over the heart or between the eyes, [43] and sudden deaths could indicate the presence of a vampire. Graves were often opened five or seven years after burial and ...
Romania. Iele, feminine mythical creatures; Moroi, a type of vampire or ghost; Muma Pădurii, an ugly and mean old woman living in the forest; Pricolici, similar to Strigoi, but for worse souls; Samca, an evil spirit, said to curse children and pregnant women with illness
The first Japanese vampire film, but one in which the creature is revealed not to be supernatural. El vampiro The Vampire (El vampiro) The Vampire's Coffin (El ataúd del vampiro) 1957 1957 Mexico Mexico: Fernando Méndez Fernando Méndez: Abel Salazar, Germán Robles, Ariadne Welter Abel Salazar, Germán Robles, Ariadne Welter
This category collects the articles about mythological creatures of the Romani people who are more commonly but not politically correctly known as Gypsies. Pages in category "Romani legendary creatures"
The Vampire, by Philip Burne-Jones, 1897. A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living.In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive.