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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.
Ukrainian folklore also described vampires as having red faces and tiny tails. [59] During cholera epidemics in the 19th century, there were cases of people being burned alive by their neighbors on charges of being vampires. [53] [60] In South Slavic folklore, a vampire was believed to pass through several distinct stages in its development ...
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)
Everything to know on the history, origins and mythology of vampires according to the experts. Plus, where to find vampires in real life - if they even exist.
A sword charged under the light of the moon made of Chinese coins can be used in an attack against the vampire. To stop a hopping vampire (zombie) in its place, take a small amount of blood and place it on the creature's forehead. To banish the hopping vampire, a person can throw sticky rice at the creature drawing out the evil in it.
Wurdulac, also spelled wurdalak, verdilak or vurdulak, is a kind of vampire in the Slavic folklore mythology. Some Western sources define it as a type of "Russian vampire" that must consume the blood of its loved ones and convert its whole family. [1]
In Balkan folklore, a dhampir (Albanian pronunciation:) is a mythical creature that is the result of a union between a vampire and a human.This union was usually between male vampires and female humans, with stories of female vampires mating with male humans being rare.
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 "-oaie"). [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 ...