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Vampire: Encyclopedia - Vampire
For treatments of the vampire legend in fiction, see Vampire fiction.
Vampires are mythical or folkloric creatures, typically held to be ...
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Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Vampire - Folk Beliefs In Vampires
It seems that until the 19th century, vampires in Europe were thought to be hideous monsters rather than the debonair, aristocratic vampi...
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Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Vampire - Vampires In Fiction
Lord Byron introduced many common elements of the vampire theme to Western literature in his epic poem The Giaour (1813). These include t...
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Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Vampire - Vampires In Ancient Cultures
Tales of the dead craving blood are ancient in nearly every culture around the world. Vampire-like spirits called the Lilu are mentioned ...
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Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Vampire - Sources
Books:
Barber, Paul : Vampires, Burial and Death : Folklore and Reality . Yale University Press.1988. ISBN 0300048599
Bell, Mi...
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Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Vampire - Contemporary Belief In Vampires
Belief in vampires still persists across the globe.
During late 2002 and early 2003, hysteria about alleged attacks of vampires swept thr...
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Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Vampire - Eighteenth Century Vampire Controversy
During the 18th century there was a major vampire scare in Eastern Europe. Even government officials frequently got dragged into the hunt...
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Vampire: Encyclopedia Ii - Vampire - Natural Phenomena That Propagate The Vampire Myth
Vampire - Pathology and vampirism.
Some people argue that vampire stories might have been influenced by a rare illness called porphyria...
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Sunglasses: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunglasses - Construction
Sunglasses - Lens.
The color of the lens can vary by style, fashion, and purpose, but for general use, green, grey, or brown is recomme...
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Sunglasses: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunglasses - History
It is said that the Roman emperor Nero liked to watch gladiator fights through polished gems. Sunglasses were first used in China in the ...
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Sunglasses: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunglasses - Fashion
Sunglasses - Onassis glasses.
Onassis glasses are very large sunglasses worn by women. This style of sunglasses is said to mimic the ki...
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