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The word dhampir is an Albanian word which in turn is borrowed from Serbo-Croat vampír or its Bulgarian equivalent. [2] The shift v > dh is a feature of Gheg Albanian, [3] [4] but it could also have been encouraged by a folk etymology, connecting it with the Albanian words dhamb 'tooth' and pir 'to drink'.
The tiyanak (also tianak or tianac [1] Tagalog:) is a vampiric creature in Philippine mythology that takes on the form of a toddler or baby. Although there are various types, it typically takes the form of a newborn baby and cries in the jungle to attract unwary travelers.
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)
Tales of the undead consuming the blood or flesh of living beings have been found in nearly every culture around the world for many centuries. [3] Today these entities are predominantly known as vampires, but in ancient times, the term vampire did not exist; blood drinking and similar activities were attributed to demons or spirits who would eat flesh and drink blood; even the devil was ...
The subject of endless books, vampire movies and TV shows, our fascination with vampires has lasted throughout the ages and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo have been fawning over a tiny baby “vampire” deer they are hand-raising before its move to London Zoo next month. Four of the miniature creatures have been born at ...
Hoping to take a bite out of the multi-million dollar vampire mania that began with Buffy and has evolved into the passionate following of Bella, Edward and the Twilight series, Vamplets is a new ...
Renesmee Cullen (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2) – A gifted vampire-human hybrid, she can transfer her thoughts and memories to others, eat human food and drink human and animal blood, matures at a very fast rate, and has a dim illumination in sunlight opposed to "sparkling" of regular vampires. Renesmee has all the powers as a ...