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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 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.
Romanian teens in traditional clothes are dancing A traditional house in the Village Museum. The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians. A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and the learned culture, determined by two factors. First, the rural character of the Romanian ...
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 ...
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
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"
Romanian legendary creatures (23 P) R. Romanian legends (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Romanian mythology" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.