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For treatments of the vampire legend in fiction, see Vampire fiction. Vampires are mythical or folkloric creatures, typically held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to subsist on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy), often having unnatural powers, heightened bodily functions, and/or the ability to physically transform. Some cultures have myths of non-human vampires, such as demons or animals like bats, dogs, and spiders. Vampires are often described as having a variety of additional powers and character traits, extremely variable in different traditions, and are a frequent subject ...

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• Vampire - Vampires in fiction
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It seems that until the 19th century, vampires in Europe were thought to be hideous monsters rather than the debonair, aristocratic vampire made popular by later fictional treatments. They were usually believed to rise from the bodies of suicide victims, criminals, or evil sorcerers, though in some cases an initial vampire thus "born of sin" could pass his vampirism onto his innocent victims. In other cases, however, a victim of a cruel, untimely, or violent death was susceptible to becoming a vampire. Most of the European vampire myths have Slavic and/or Romanian origins. ...

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Lord Byron introduced many common elements of the vampire theme to Western literature in his epic poem The Giaour (1813). These include the combination of horror and lust that the vampire feels and the concept of the undead passing its inheritance to the living. John Polidori authored the first "true" vampire story called The Vampyre. Polidori was the personal physician of Lord Byron and the vampire of the story, Lord Ruthven, is based partly on him — making the character the first of our now familiar romantic vampires. The story is so ...

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Vampire, Vampire - Etymology, Vampire - Vampires in ancient cultures, Vampire - Folk beliefs in vampires, Vampire - Slavic vampires, Vampire - Romanian vampires, Vampire - Roma and vampires, Vampire - Other Old World vampires, Vampire - New World, Vampire - Asia and the Pacific, Vampire - Eighteenth century vampire controversy, Vampire - Contemporary belief in vampires, Vampire - Traits of vampires, Vampire - Natural phenomena that propagate the vampire myth, Vampire - Pathology and vampirism, Vampire - Finding vampires in graves, Vampire - Vampire bats, Vampire - Vampires in fiction, Vampire - Sources

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Tales of the dead craving blood are ancient in nearly every culture around the world. Vampire-like spirits called the Lilu are mentioned in early Babylonian demonology. These female demons were said to roam during the hours of darkness, hunting and killing newborn babies and pregnant women. One of these demons, named Lilitu, was later adapted into Jewish demonology as Lilith. Lilitu/Lilith is sometimes called the mother of all vampires. For further information, see the article on Lilith. The Ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet in one myth became full of blood lust after slaughtering humans and ...

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Vampire, Vampire - Etymology, Vampire - Vampires in ancient cultures, Vampire - Folk beliefs in vampires, Vampire - Slavic vampires, Vampire - Romanian vampires, Vampire - Roma and vampires, Vampire - Other Old World vampires, Vampire - New World, Vampire - Asia and the Pacific, Vampire - Eighteenth century vampire controversy, Vampire - Contemporary belief in vampires, Vampire - Traits of vampires, Vampire - Natural phenomena that propagate the vampire myth, Vampire - Pathology and vampirism, Vampire - Finding vampires in graves, Vampire - Vampire bats, Vampire - Vampires in fiction, Vampire - Sources

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Books: Barber, Paul : Vampires, Burial and Death : Folklore and Reality . Yale University Press.1988. ISBN 0300048599 Bell, Michael E.: Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires. Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001. ISBN 0786708999 Bunson, Matthew: The Vampire Encyclopedia. Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1993. ISBN 0517881004 McNally, Raymond T.: Dracula Was a Woman. McGraw Hill, 1983. ISBN 0070456712 Wright, Dudley: The Book of Vampires ...

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Vampire, Vampire - Etymology, Vampire - Vampires in ancient cultures, Vampire - Folk beliefs in vampires, Vampire - Slavic vampires, Vampire - Romanian vampires, Vampire - Roma and vampires, Vampire - Other Old World vampires, Vampire - New World, Vampire - Asia and the Pacific, Vampire - Eighteenth century vampire controversy, Vampire - Contemporary belief in vampires, Vampire - Traits of vampires, Vampire - Natural phenomena that propagate the vampire myth, Vampire - Pathology and vampirism, Vampire - Finding vampires in graves, Vampire - Vampire bats, Vampire - Vampires in fiction, Vampire - Sources

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Belief in vampires still persists across the globe. During late 2002 and early 2003, hysteria about alleged attacks of vampires swept through the African country of Malawi. Mobs stoned one individual to death and attacked at least four others, including Governor Eric Chiwaya, due to a belief that the government was colluding with vampires.[1] In Romania, several relatives of Toma Petre dug up his body, tore out his heart, burned t ...

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Vampire, Vampire - Etymology, Vampire - Vampires in ancient cultures, Vampire - Folk beliefs in vampires, Vampire - Slavic vampires, Vampire - Romanian vampires, Vampire - Roma and vampires, Vampire - Other Old World vampires, Vampire - New World, Vampire - Asia and the Pacific, Vampire - Eighteenth century vampire controversy, Vampire - Contemporary belief in vampires, Vampire - Traits of vampires, Vampire - Natural phenomena that propagate the vampire myth, Vampire - Pathology and vampirism, Vampire - Finding vampires in graves, Vampire - Vampire bats, Vampire - Vampires in fiction, Vampire - Sources

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During the 18th century there was a major vampire scare in Eastern Europe. Even government officials frequently got dragged into the hunting and staking of vampires. The word vampire only came into the English language in 1732 via an English translation of a German report of the much-publicized Arnold Paole vampire staking in Serbia. It all started with an outbreak of alleged vampire attacks in East Prussia in 1721 and in the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1725 to 1734. Two famous cases involved Peter Plogojowitz and Arnol ...

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Vampire, Vampire - Etymology, Vampire - Vampires in ancient cultures, Vampire - Folk beliefs in vampires, Vampire - Slavic vampires, Vampire - Romanian vampires, Vampire - Roma and vampires, Vampire - Other Old World vampires, Vampire - New World, Vampire - Asia and the Pacific, Vampire - Eighteenth century vampire controversy, Vampire - Contemporary belief in vampires, Vampire - Traits of vampires, Vampire - Natural phenomena that propagate the vampire myth, Vampire - Pathology and vampirism, Vampire - Finding vampires in graves, Vampire - Vampire bats, Vampire - Vampires in fiction, Vampire - Sources

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Vampire - Pathology and vampirism. Some people argue that vampire stories might have been influenced by a rare illness called porphyria. The disease disrupts the production of heme. People with extreme but rare cases of this hereditary disease can be so sensitive to sunlight that they can get a sunburn through heavy cloud cover, causing them to avoid sunlight — although it should be noted that the idea that vampires are harmed by sunlight is largely from modern fiction and not the original beliefs. Certain form ...

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Sunglasses - Lens. The color of the lens can vary by style, fashion, and purpose, but for general use, green, grey, or brown is recommended to avoid or minimize color distortion, that could be dangerous when, for instance, driving a car. Grey lenses are considered neutral because they do not enhance contrast or distort colors. Brown and green lenses cause some minimal color distortion, but have contrast-enhancing properties. Red lenses are good for medium and lower light conditions because they are good at enhanc ...

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It is said that the Roman emperor Nero liked to watch gladiator fights through polished gems. Sunglasses were first used in China in the 12th century or possibly earlier. The "lenses" of these glasses were flat panes of smoky quartz, which offered no corrective powers but did protect the eyes from glare. Contemporary documents describe the use of such glasses by judges in Chinese courts to conceal their facial expressions while questioning witnesses. Compare the representat ...

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Sunglasses - Onassis glasses. Onassis glasses are very large sunglasses worn by women. This style of sunglasses is said to mimic the kind most famously worn by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. While originally worn by Onassis in the 1960's, the glasses eventually became popular with younger American girls around the year 2000. Sunglasses - Mirrorshades. Mirrorshades are sunglasses with a mirrored coating on the surface. Their popularity with police officers in the United States has earned them the nickname "cop shades". < ...

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