In ancient Greece, there was a monstrous vampiric creature known as a mormo (“terrible one”), or, when gathered in numbers, they were referred to as mormolykeia (“terrible wolves”). In its true form, it was covered in its own blood and blisters, though it was not as ugly as an EMPOUSE. The mormo could shape-shift into a beautiful young lady to lure handsome young men into a fatal indiscretion, draining them of their blood and consuming their flesh. When no suitable men were available, it would settle on consuming the elderly and young children. The mormo could also shape-shift into over 1,000 hideous forms.
Montague Summers, in his book Vampire: His Kith and Kin, mentions only by name some vampires whose names are similar to the mormo: mormolikeion, mormoliki, mormolix, and moromolukiai. Perhaps these were regional variations of the mormo, in either singular or plural form.
Over the years the vampiric mormo became something more akin to a common nursery bogey, as children are now told that if they misbehave during the day, at night the mormo will sneak into their room and bite them.
Source: Buxton, Imaginary Greece, 18; Fontenrose, Python, 116; Summers, Vampire: His Kith and Kin; Suter, Lament, 214-215
In Brittany, France, as well as in Cornwall, England, there is a vampiric REVENANT called a moribund. It is created when a person is killed by a werewolf.
As a word, moribund is used from time to time in vampire lore, as it means “to be in a state of dying”.
Source: Keyworth, Troublesome Corpses, 274; McClelland, Slayers and Their Vampires, 178
Морибанд
В Бретани, Франция, а также Корнуолле, Англия, есть вампирический ревенант, называемый морибанд (английское «умирающий»). Он возникает, когда человека убивает волк-оборотень.
Как термин слово «морибанд» время от времени используется в преданиях о вампирах, где означает «того, кто находится в процессе умирания».
Источники: Keyworth, «Troublesome Corpses», 274; McClelland, «Slayers and Their Vampires», 178
From the Brittany region of France, ancient Celtic lore tells of the moribondo vampire. It feeds strictly on the blood of cattle, but they can be protected from it easily enough. Walking the herd between two pyres will magically protect them from the vampire.
Source: Haining, Dictionary of Vampires, 177; Volta, The Vampire, 150
Морибондо
Кельтские предания Бретани, во Франции, рассказывают о вампире морибондо. Он питается исключительно кровью крупного рогатого скота, но его можно достаточно легко отогнать. Если провести стадо между двумя кострами, это магическим способом защитит их от вампира.
Источники: Haining, «Dictionary of Vampires», 177; Volta, «The Vampire», 150
From the vampire lore of Czechoslovakia, this REVENANT leaves its grave at night and hunts for its nightly blood in the nude. The moravia, as it is known, can be laid permanently to rest if its burial shroud is destroyed.
Source: Dundes, Vampire Casebook, 180; McNally, In Search of Dracula, 119; Strange Stories, 432; Varner, Creatures in the Mist, 94
Моравиа
Согласно преданиям на территории Чехии и Словакии, ночью этот ревенант покидает свою могилу и рыщет голышом в поисках крови. Известно, что моравия может быть похоронен навсегда, если его погребальный саван будет уничтожен.
Источники: Dundes, «Vampire Casebook», 180; McNally, «In Search of Dracula», 119; «Strange Stories», 432; Varner, «Creatures in the Mist», 94
A vampiric spirit from Romanian lore, the moloi is created when an illegitimate child is killed by one of its parents. Human hearts are the only food that the moloi can eat that will sustain it.
Source: Barber, Vampires, Burial, and Death, 30; Senn, Were-wolf and Vampire in Romania, 115
Молой (Морой)
Варианты: Молойка
Молой — вампирический дух из Румынии, возникает, когда кто-то из родителей убивает незаконнорожденного ребенка. Человеческие сердца — единственная пища, которую может есть молой, чтобы поддержать свое существование.
Источники: Barber, «Vampires, Burial, and Death», 30; Senn, «Were-wolf and Vampire in Romania», 115
Mmbyu (MM-bouy)
Variations: Lord of All Night Entities, PACU PATI
Mmbyu (“Death”) is a singular entity from the lore of India. He is considered to be the utmost mischief maker of all the various types of undead beings (see UNDEATH), creatures, and deities India has to offer. He is described as being surrounded by the visages of all his victims, as well as a cortege of demonic servants. At night, he can be found wandering cemeteries or places where excitations are held.
Source: Bunson, Vampire Encyclopedia, 133; Cuppiramaṇiyan, Philosophical Heritage of the Tamils, 16-17; Forlong, Faiths of Man, 401; Masters, Natural History of the Vampire, 65
In Belarus when a traitor, werewolf, or witch dies, it will rise from its grave as a type of vampiric REVENANT known as a mjertovjec. Only active between midnight and sunrise, this purplefaced vampire is a blood-drinker and does not specialize in any particular sort of prey. To destroy this vampire, one must make a trail of poppy seeds that leads back to its grave, as it will be compelled to follow them. Once it is in its grave, it must be nailed through the chest so that it is forever pinned to the ground, or be burned to ash.
Source: Haining, Dictionary of Vampires, 176; Hertz, Der Werwolf, 124; Volta, The Vampire, 143
There is Gypsy lore that says if a child is stillborn but is still moving as if it were alive, it is a type of LIVING VAMPIRE known as a milos. This condition of birth can also occur in a colt and ramling. The vampire will continue to grow until it is about eight years old, and although it will not get any larger at that point, it will continue to live on. A milos has a clothing fetish and will wear only all-white clothes. It is most active at noon and midnight, preying on the women of the community that it likes the most. The milos will kill them if it can and boil their bodies in order to make them easier to eat. It has a weakness for wine, and if a person can get it drunk, he can cut its head off, boil it, and then cut it into four equal pieces. The best way to destroy a milos, however, is to hire a professional DHAMPIRE. He will confront it in hand-to-hand combat or by the use of magic.
Source: Gypsy Lore Society, Journal, vol.31-33, 125; Masters, Natural History of the Vampire, 184-186; Roma, 9, 11
Mictlampa (Mick-LAMP-ah)
Variations: Lord of the Mictlampa, The Taker of Life
Mictlampa (“The North Side”) was a vampiric god to the ancient Aztec people. His body was the color of jet and he had a skull for a head; in art he is portrayed as pouring fire into a vessel of blood. He is the husband to MICTECACIUATL, and together they rule an underworld called Mictlan, which was thought to be to the north of Aztec lands. If an Aztec ever said that a person had “traveled north”, it was to say that they had died.
Source: Aguilar-Moreno, Handbook to Life in the Aztec World, 138, 218; Brundage, Jade Steps, 189-190; Seler, Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, 7, 21, 103, 147; Summers, Vampire: His Kith and Kin, 241, 314
Mictecaciuatl (Mic-tay-ca-OO-til)
Variations: Lady of the Place of the Dead, Mectecaciuatl
The ancient Aztec people both feared and revered the vampiric moon goddess Mictecaciuatl. She was seen as both a creator and a destroyer. Her arms, face, and hands were painted white with chalk, just like the other vampiric women in Aztec lore, CIHUACOATL and CIHUATETEO. Mictecaciuatl lived with her husband, MICTLAMPA, in the dark but restful underworld known as Mictlan. Their home plane was filled with the souls of men who drowned or did not die in battle and women who died in childbirth. When a person died in such a way that they were bound for Mictlan, along with their personal possessions, they were buried with bribes specifically for Mictecaciuatl; it was hoped that by her accepting them, she would in turn make their afterlife as comfortable as possible.
Source: Seler, Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, 52, 105, 191-192; Soustelle, Daily Life of the Aztecs, 107; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient Deities, 321
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