SLAV 0880 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Radu Florescu, Absolution, Talmud
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A being which derives sustenance from a victim, who is weakened by this experience. The sustenance may be physical or emotional in nature: jan perkowski. Vampire in english first appears in 1730s. Vampire may come from german vampir, which is from the. Another theory is that the word comes from the turkish word. Uber (witch) or slovak verb vrepit sa which means (stick to, thrust into) Have been recorded across cultures, dating back to ancient civilizations: the mesopotamians, ancient greeks and ancient indian cultures. Eastern european, african, asian, jewish, icelandic, gaelic, However, vampires as we know them today esp. the pale, skeletal vampire image (i. e. dracula) dates back only to the 18th century. Apotropaic (how do we ward them off?) Specialized nose helps it locate source of blood on pray. Has front teeth that look fang-like, used for cutting. Use infrared to find blood on prey. Unlike other bats, can walk, leap and run.
