Post by Vladyslav on Aug 23, 2004 13:26:35 GMT -5
I couldn't much detailed info, but mostly vampires were more like spirits of the dead, who rose from the grave, and not necessarily only at night. About the only thing I've seen in common with the earliest vampire myths and the more modern version of them is the whole drinking blood thing.
Here's something I found on the net:
"Vampire, this word comes from South Slav "vampir." The modern word is "vukodlak," meaning wolf's hair, though this creature is like a cross between a vampire and a werewolf. The Istrian Slavs believed that every family has a vukodlak, which battles with their kresnik (a good spirit). At midnight, vampires visit houses, and suck the blood of or have sex with sleeping people, often their relatives, who then waste away and die. If a vampire has no relatives, it pulls on the church bell, symbolizing death. A vampire can also be found at crossroads or in cemeteries seeking victims. In some areas, vampires are thought to be the souls of the dead; their physical body does not actually leave the grave. To still a vampire, place a cross of poplar wood in the grave, scatter millet grains to keep them busy counting, or maim their ankles so they can't stand or walk. To kill a vampire, drive a hawthorn or aspen stake into its body, put a nail in its head, decapitate it, dismember it, and/or burn the body."
And here's something I found that's very different from the vampires you're used to:
"These vampires...differ from other species...by sleeping much of the night, rising only between noon and midnight. It is distinguished by its dangerous barbed tongue, which it uses to consume vast amounts of blood."
And here's a little something I found for those who love the lycans:
"Werewolf, babies born with a caul, birthmark, or wolfish tufts of hair were believed to be werewolves. The caul was kept as an amulet. Herodotus said of the Slavs (here called Neuri): "There is a custom among the Neuri whereby once a year everyone changes into a wolf for several days, then returns to his original shape."
These are all from websites of Slavic mythology
Here's something I found on the net:
"Vampire, this word comes from South Slav "vampir." The modern word is "vukodlak," meaning wolf's hair, though this creature is like a cross between a vampire and a werewolf. The Istrian Slavs believed that every family has a vukodlak, which battles with their kresnik (a good spirit). At midnight, vampires visit houses, and suck the blood of or have sex with sleeping people, often their relatives, who then waste away and die. If a vampire has no relatives, it pulls on the church bell, symbolizing death. A vampire can also be found at crossroads or in cemeteries seeking victims. In some areas, vampires are thought to be the souls of the dead; their physical body does not actually leave the grave. To still a vampire, place a cross of poplar wood in the grave, scatter millet grains to keep them busy counting, or maim their ankles so they can't stand or walk. To kill a vampire, drive a hawthorn or aspen stake into its body, put a nail in its head, decapitate it, dismember it, and/or burn the body."
And here's something I found that's very different from the vampires you're used to:
"These vampires...differ from other species...by sleeping much of the night, rising only between noon and midnight. It is distinguished by its dangerous barbed tongue, which it uses to consume vast amounts of blood."
And here's a little something I found for those who love the lycans:
"Werewolf, babies born with a caul, birthmark, or wolfish tufts of hair were believed to be werewolves. The caul was kept as an amulet. Herodotus said of the Slavs (here called Neuri): "There is a custom among the Neuri whereby once a year everyone changes into a wolf for several days, then returns to his original shape."
These are all from websites of Slavic mythology