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When Bella uses him to get information on Edward Cullen and his family, Jacob tells her superstitious Quileute legends and introduces her to the idea that Edward is a vampire. Bella comes to like Jacob, and he develops a secret crush on her. [2]
Le Vampire, lithograph by R. de Moraine Les Tribunaux secrets (1864). Legends of vampires have existed for millennia; cultures such as the Mesopotamians, Hebrews, ancient Greeks, and Romans had tales of demonic entities and blood-drinking spirits which are considered precursors to modern vampires.
Later, Bella learns from Jacob Black that Quileute legends say the Cullen family are Cold Ones, or vampires. [4] Edward eventually admits that he is a vampire, though his family has what they call a "vegetarian" diet, only hunting animals. [5]
The Blow Vampire (1706 Kadam, Bohemia) Blutsauger (Germany) – Variant: Blutsäuger; Boo Hag (America) Boraro – Colombian folklore; Brahmaparush (India) Breslan Vampire (17th Century Breslau, Poland) Bruja (Spain and Central America) Bruxa (Portugal) – Males being called Bruxo; the Buckinghamshire Vampire (1196 Buckinghamshire, England)
The Apotamkin (also spelled apotampkin) is a creature in Native American mythology. [1] According to the mythology, it is a giant fanged sea monster that lives in the Passamaquoddy Bay and pulls people in to eat them, particularly careless children.
Quileute myths proclaim that the two-sided mythical character known as Dokibatt and K’wa’iti was responsible for creating the first human of the Quileute tribe by transforming a wolf. In the beginning there were five tribal societies that represented the elk hunter, the whale hunter, the fisherman, the weather predictor, and the medicine man .
[4] [5] The legend has inspired cocktails, [6] and his reputed residence on Royal Street has become a tourist attraction. [4] The legend of St. Germain was featured on Mysteries Decoded, in the season 1 episode "Vampires of New Orleans" [7] as well as in season 2, episode 6 of Mysteries at the Monument.
According to the Twilight series, the Quileute tribe legends hold that chiefs could leave their bodies and wander as spirits, communicate with nature, command nature (weather, trees, insects, animals) and hear each other's thoughts; however, apart from the latter, many of these techniques appear to have been forgotten.