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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
The Romanian vampire breed named Strigoï has no direct relation to the Greek striges, but was derived from the Roman term strix, as is the name of the Albanian Shtriga and the Slavic Strzyga, though myths about these creatures are more similar to their Slavic equivalents. [6] [19] Greek vampiric entities are seen once again in Homer's epic ...
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.
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.
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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 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Help. Pages in category "Romanian legendary creatures" The following 23 pages are in this ...