logging in or signing up Vampires: An A-Z Introduction AngiRichi Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1182 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: June 14, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Vampires: : An A to Z Introduction By: Angela Richardson Vampires: Slide 2: Vampire Catherine Hardwicke: : “A wide array of ancient cultures have vampire myths—from Indonesia to China to Egypt to South America. Many tales describe women who have lost babies or died in childbirth, then roam the earth at night wreaking havoc on the living. Some are deliciously gruesome and designed to keep children indoors.” (Vaz, 15) Catherine Hardwicke: Alp : Germany Alp Alp : Alp Considered male Behaves like an incubus Torments women during the night Can influence dreams Attack is called “alpdrücke” “Elf pressure” Always wears a hat Holds alp’s magical powers Drinks blood from nipples of men & children Prefers milk from women Alp : Alp Asanbosam : Ghana Asanbosam Asanbosam : Asanbosam Human-looking vampires Have hooks instead of feet Tree-dwelling Sit in the tops of trees with their legs dangling down Bites victims on thumb Iron teeth Aswang : Philippines Aswang Aswang : Aswang Always female Preys on pregnant women Appearance Beautiful woman Ugly old woman Long unkempt hair Blood-shot eyes Long nails Long black tongue Aswang : Aswang May appear as a bird “Tik Tik” Favors unborn fetuses Heart and liver Sucks blood through a long proboscis Ankle Back of neck Upper arm Aswang : Aswang Drinks sweat and semen, in addition to blood Appears bloated after feeding Stores blood in breasts Feeds to her own children Pregnant women often accused Baobhan Sith : Scotland Baobhan Sith Baobhan Sith : Baobhan Sith “Fairy Woman” in Scottish Gaelic “White Women of the Scottish Highlands” Live in forests Always travel in groups of three or more Baobhan Sith : Baobhan Sith Appears as a beautiful woman in a green dress Known to have hooves under their dresses Mostly attracted to hunters Clothing smells of blood Baobhan Sith : Baobhan Sith Seduce young men Invite them to dance before sucking their blood Do not use fangs to draw blood Use sharp fingernails Can speak any language their victim knows Telepathy Chiang Shih : China Chiang Shih Chiang Shih : Chiang Shih Literally means “stiff corpse” “Hopping corpse” Appear when a person’s soul is unable to leave the body after death Improper burial Violent death Chiang Shih : Chiang Shih Blind Tracks victims by their breathing Can appear as a normal human Appearance Green phosphorescent glow Razor sharp teeth Very long eyebrows Greenish-white furry skin Mold Chiang Shih : Chiang Shih Long white hair Very violent Strong sexual drive Ability to change into wolves Has difficulty passing over running water Churel : India Churel Churel : Churel May be a beautiful young woman or an ugly old woman Pendant breasts, long sharp teeth, thick lips, unkempt hair and a black tongue Feet turned backwards Wears either red or white Bride or widow Churel : Churel Preys on young men Drains their vitality Turned into weak, old men Will usually prey first on the man she loved in life Ghost of a woman who died in childbirth or while having her menses on a holy day May also be of a low caste or an Untouchable Lamia : Greece Lamia Lamia : Lamia Name derived from “gullet" Greek: Laimos Stole children to drink their blood Portrayed as a snake-like creature with a female head and breasts. Usually female Sometimes referred to as a male or a hermaphrodite Lamia : Lamia Once a Libyan queen who fell in love with Zeus Hera turned Lamia into a monster Murdered Lamia’s children Made Lamia unable to close her eyes Zeus gave her the power to be able to remove her eyes, and then put them on again Langsuir : Malaysia Langsuir Langsuir : Langsuir Superior beauty Died from shock of stillborn child Appearance Long black hair Long fingernails Green robes Hole in back of neck Used to suck blood Langsuir : Langsuir Often found near rivers Can be tamed Cut off hair and fingernails Shove into the hole in her neck Can marry and have children Sill feed in during the night Forbidden from dancing and merry-making Manananggal : Malaysia Manananggal Manananggal : Manananggal Appears as a beautiful woman Capable of severing upper torso Flies with bat-like wings Full moon Preys on pregnant women Eats fetus out of the womb Manananggal : Manananggal Elongated proboscis-like tongue Used to suck blood Makes softer noises the closer it is Confuses victim Destroyed by salt, garlic or ash Spread on either part of the body Mullo : Roma/Gypsy Folklore Mullo Mullo : Person who died in a violent way or was given improper funeral rites Appears in death much the way they did in life Can be identified as vampire by certain traits Very long hair Missing fingers Animal-like appendage No bones Bones left behind in grave Mullo Mullo : Could be seen at any time, day or night Most often seen at high noon Cast no shadow Often appear at night to satiate appetite for sex Initiate relations with a wife, girlfriend, or other women Could father children “Dhampir” or “Dhamprisa” Mullo Nosferatu : Romania &Slavic Territories Nosferatu Nosferatu : Nosferatu “Plague carrier” Illegitimate child of illegitimate parents Loves tormenting the living Horrifying appearance and smell Nosferatu : Nosferatu Fond of orgies Children can be born between vampire and mortal woman Jealous of married couples Strikes men with impotency Strikes women with barrenness Penanggalan : Malaysia Penanggalan Penanggalan : Penanggalan Woman who has died in childbirth Disembodied head with dangling entrails Entrails may twinkle like fireflies May be able to manipulate entrails May have fangs Penanggalan : Penanggalan Feeds off pregnant women and young children Also favors the placenta Known to wait outside a house where a child is being born May be able to pass through walls May have the ability to ooze up through the floor. Pontianak : Malaysia Pontianak Pontianak : Still-born child of a Langsuir Appears as a night-owl May appear as a crying baby in the woods. Unsuspecting passersby will hear its cry and take it home Will change into its original form and attack the inhabitants of the home while they sleep Pontianak Strigoi : Medieval and Modern Romania Strigoi Strigoi : Strigoi Strigoi Mort A person who is already an undead vampire Strigoi Vii One who is still living Born predestined to become a Strigoi Mort Psychic vampire Ginger-colored hair, blue eyes, two hearts Strigoi : Strigoi Strigoi Return from the dead to suck blood from family members and/or livestock Strigoi vii Steal vitality from neighbor’s crops and animals Can shape shift into an animal or into a spark of light Vrykolakas : Greece Vrykolakas Vrykolakas : Vrykolakas A person could become a Vrykolakas after death in several ways Sacrilegious way of life Excommunication Burial in unconsecrated ground Eating the meat of a sheep which had been wounded by a werewolf Believed to knock on the doors of houses and call out the name of the residents No reply the first time, it will pass without causing harm If someone does answer the door, he or she will die a few days later Becomes another Vrykolakas Vrykolakas : Vrykolakas Bodies do not decay “Drum-like” appearance Ruddy complexion Appears engorged with blood Crushes/suffocates victim in their sleep by sitting on them Much like alp Yara-ma-yha-who : Australia Yara-ma-yha-who Yara-ma-yha-who : Yara-ma-yha-who Appearance Little red man Very big head Large mouth with no teeth Suckers on ends of feet and hands Yara-ma-yha-who : Yara-ma-yha-who Lives in fig trees Waits for an unsuspecting traveler rests under the tree Catches victim and drains their blood using the suckers on its hands and feet Does not completely drain victim; only weakens Yara-ma-yha-who : Yara-ma-yha-who Takes a nap after attack Regurgitates the victim Victim will appear shorter Victim’s skin will appear red The End : The End Image Sources : “Asanbosam” [Online Image] Available http://www.bogleech.com/blather-vampires2.html “Asanbosam” [Online Image] Available http://www.ungafakta.se/vampyrer/sagan/afrika.html “Aswang” [Online Image] Available http://firebluegraphics.deviantart.com/art/Aswang- 79689426 “Aswang” [Online Image] Available http://enjoycannabis.deviantart.com/art/Aswang- 15857557an “Aughra” [Online Image] Available http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Reviews/DarkCrystal/I mages/Aughra.jpg Image Sources Image Sources : “Baobhan Sith” [Online Image] Available http://vampiretools.blogspot.com/2007/09/tipos-de- vampiros.html “Baobhan Sith” [Online Image] Available http://sun2197.deviantart.com/art/BGAW-Glaistig- 46644802 “Chiang Shih” [Online Image] Available http://galleryoterror.blogspot.com “Chiang Shih” [Online Image] Available http://www.flickr.com/photos/funkytwostep/2504174519 “Churel” [Online Image] Available http://www.bogleech.com/blather-vampires2.html Image Sources Image Sources : “Churel” [Online Image] Available http://www.ungafakta.se/vampyrer/bilder/sagan/churel.gif Daniels, Ian. Penanggalan. 2005. Vampires: A Field Guide to the Creatures That Stalk the Night. By Dr. Bob Curran, Fanklin Lakes, NJ, 2005. 126 “Freddy Kruger” [Online Image] Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image/Fredkruegermoviefirst .png “Glaistig” [Online Image] Available http://www.ungafakta.se/vampyrer/sagan/afrika.html “La Muse” [Online Image] Albert Maignan Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Albert_Maignan_- _La_muse_verte.jpg Image Sources Image Sources : “Lamia” [Online Image] Available http://www.draculas.info/dictionary/definition_of_lamia- 3/ “Lamia” [Online Image] Available http://sun2197.deviantart.com/art/BGAW-Lamia- 46407511 “Langsuir” [Online Image] Available http://images.elfwood.com/art/l/e/leasa/langsuir.jpg “Langsuir” [Online Image] Available http://sun2197.deviantart.com/art/BGAW-Kuntilanak- 24270465 “Manananggal” [Online Image] Available http://izuran.deviantart.com/art/manananggal- 84776710 Image Sources Image Sources : “Manananggal” [Online Image] Available http://sun2197.deviantart.com/art/BGAW- Manananggal-46834421 “The Nightmare” [Online Image] Henry Fuseli (1781) Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare “Nosferatu” [Online Image] Available http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/wp- content/uploads/2007/07/nosferatu.jpg “Nosferatu” [Online Image] Available http://www.moviemaker.com/magazine/issues/47/images/ hc.Nosferatu.jpg “The Pale Man” [Online Image] Available http://images.publicradio.org/content/2007/01/19/200701 19_paleman_2.jpg Image Sources Image Sources : “Penanggalan” [Online Image] Available http://koshii.deviantart.com/art/Penanggalan-49229267 “Penanggalan” [Online Image] Available http://www.ungafakta.se/vampyrer/sagan/asien.html “Strigoi” [Online Image] Available http://vampiretools.blogspot.com/2007/09/tipos-de- vampiros.html “Strigoi” [Online Image] Available http://sircrocodile.deviantart.com/art/Vampire-22605335 “Vrykolakas” [Online Image] Available http://heroicfantasy.fr/images/Bestaire/vrykolakas/Vrykol akas.jog Image Sources Image Sources : “Yara-ma-wha-who” [Online Image] Available http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/michaelsla ck_yaramayhawho.jpg “Yara-ma-wha-who” [Online Image] Available http://www.xeper.org/australasia/yara.html “Yara-ma-wha-who” [Online Image] Available http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2409/226119 4211_55221ff27a.jpg Image Sources You do not have the permission to view this presentation. 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Vampires: An A-Z Introduction AngiRichi Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1182 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: June 14, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Vampires: : An A to Z Introduction By: Angela Richardson Vampires: Slide 2: Vampire Catherine Hardwicke: : “A wide array of ancient cultures have vampire myths—from Indonesia to China to Egypt to South America. Many tales describe women who have lost babies or died in childbirth, then roam the earth at night wreaking havoc on the living. Some are deliciously gruesome and designed to keep children indoors.” (Vaz, 15) Catherine Hardwicke: Alp : Germany Alp Alp : Alp Considered male Behaves like an incubus Torments women during the night Can influence dreams Attack is called “alpdrücke” “Elf pressure” Always wears a hat Holds alp’s magical powers Drinks blood from nipples of men & children Prefers milk from women Alp : Alp Asanbosam : Ghana Asanbosam Asanbosam : Asanbosam Human-looking vampires Have hooks instead of feet Tree-dwelling Sit in the tops of trees with their legs dangling down Bites victims on thumb Iron teeth Aswang : Philippines Aswang Aswang : Aswang Always female Preys on pregnant women Appearance Beautiful woman Ugly old woman Long unkempt hair Blood-shot eyes Long nails Long black tongue Aswang : Aswang May appear as a bird “Tik Tik” Favors unborn fetuses Heart and liver Sucks blood through a long proboscis Ankle Back of neck Upper arm Aswang : Aswang Drinks sweat and semen, in addition to blood Appears bloated after feeding Stores blood in breasts Feeds to her own children Pregnant women often accused Baobhan Sith : Scotland Baobhan Sith Baobhan Sith : Baobhan Sith “Fairy Woman” in Scottish Gaelic “White Women of the Scottish Highlands” Live in forests Always travel in groups of three or more Baobhan Sith : Baobhan Sith Appears as a beautiful woman in a green dress Known to have hooves under their dresses Mostly attracted to hunters Clothing smells of blood Baobhan Sith : Baobhan Sith Seduce young men Invite them to dance before sucking their blood Do not use fangs to draw blood Use sharp fingernails Can speak any language their victim knows Telepathy Chiang Shih : China Chiang Shih Chiang Shih : Chiang Shih Literally means “stiff corpse” “Hopping corpse” Appear when a person’s soul is unable to leave the body after death Improper burial Violent death Chiang Shih : Chiang Shih Blind Tracks victims by their breathing Can appear as a normal human Appearance Green phosphorescent glow Razor sharp teeth Very long eyebrows Greenish-white furry skin Mold Chiang Shih : Chiang Shih Long white hair Very violent Strong sexual drive Ability to change into wolves Has difficulty passing over running water Churel : India Churel Churel : Churel May be a beautiful young woman or an ugly old woman Pendant breasts, long sharp teeth, thick lips, unkempt hair and a black tongue Feet turned backwards Wears either red or white Bride or widow Churel : Churel Preys on young men Drains their vitality Turned into weak, old men Will usually prey first on the man she loved in life Ghost of a woman who died in childbirth or while having her menses on a holy day May also be of a low caste or an Untouchable Lamia : Greece Lamia Lamia : Lamia Name derived from “gullet" Greek: Laimos Stole children to drink their blood Portrayed as a snake-like creature with a female head and breasts. Usually female Sometimes referred to as a male or a hermaphrodite Lamia : Lamia Once a Libyan queen who fell in love with Zeus Hera turned Lamia into a monster Murdered Lamia’s children Made Lamia unable to close her eyes Zeus gave her the power to be able to remove her eyes, and then put them on again Langsuir : Malaysia Langsuir Langsuir : Langsuir Superior beauty Died from shock of stillborn child Appearance Long black hair Long fingernails Green robes Hole in back of neck Used to suck blood Langsuir : Langsuir Often found near rivers Can be tamed Cut off hair and fingernails Shove into the hole in her neck Can marry and have children Sill feed in during the night Forbidden from dancing and merry-making Manananggal : Malaysia Manananggal Manananggal : Manananggal Appears as a beautiful woman Capable of severing upper torso Flies with bat-like wings Full moon Preys on pregnant women Eats fetus out of the womb Manananggal : Manananggal Elongated proboscis-like tongue Used to suck blood Makes softer noises the closer it is Confuses victim Destroyed by salt, garlic or ash Spread on either part of the body Mullo : Roma/Gypsy Folklore Mullo Mullo : Person who died in a violent way or was given improper funeral rites Appears in death much the way they did in life Can be identified as vampire by certain traits Very long hair Missing fingers Animal-like appendage No bones Bones left behind in grave Mullo Mullo : Could be seen at any time, day or night Most often seen at high noon Cast no shadow Often appear at night to satiate appetite for sex Initiate relations with a wife, girlfriend, or other women Could father children “Dhampir” or “Dhamprisa” Mullo Nosferatu : Romania &Slavic Territories Nosferatu Nosferatu : Nosferatu “Plague carrier” Illegitimate child of illegitimate parents Loves tormenting the living Horrifying appearance and smell Nosferatu : Nosferatu Fond of orgies Children can be born between vampire and mortal woman Jealous of married couples Strikes men with impotency Strikes women with barrenness Penanggalan : Malaysia Penanggalan Penanggalan : Penanggalan Woman who has died in childbirth Disembodied head with dangling entrails Entrails may twinkle like fireflies May be able to manipulate entrails May have fangs Penanggalan : Penanggalan Feeds off pregnant women and young children Also favors the placenta Known to wait outside a house where a child is being born May be able to pass through walls May have the ability to ooze up through the floor. Pontianak : Malaysia Pontianak Pontianak : Still-born child of a Langsuir Appears as a night-owl May appear as a crying baby in the woods. Unsuspecting passersby will hear its cry and take it home Will change into its original form and attack the inhabitants of the home while they sleep Pontianak Strigoi : Medieval and Modern Romania Strigoi Strigoi : Strigoi Strigoi Mort A person who is already an undead vampire Strigoi Vii One who is still living Born predestined to become a Strigoi Mort Psychic vampire Ginger-colored hair, blue eyes, two hearts Strigoi : Strigoi Strigoi Return from the dead to suck blood from family members and/or livestock Strigoi vii Steal vitality from neighbor’s crops and animals Can shape shift into an animal or into a spark of light Vrykolakas : Greece Vrykolakas Vrykolakas : Vrykolakas A person could become a Vrykolakas after death in several ways Sacrilegious way of life Excommunication Burial in unconsecrated ground Eating the meat of a sheep which had been wounded by a werewolf Believed to knock on the doors of houses and call out the name of the residents No reply the first time, it will pass without causing harm If someone does answer the door, he or she will die a few days later Becomes another Vrykolakas Vrykolakas : Vrykolakas Bodies do not decay “Drum-like” appearance Ruddy complexion Appears engorged with blood Crushes/suffocates victim in their sleep by sitting on them Much like alp Yara-ma-yha-who : Australia Yara-ma-yha-who Yara-ma-yha-who : Yara-ma-yha-who Appearance Little red man Very big head Large mouth with no teeth Suckers on ends of feet and hands Yara-ma-yha-who : Yara-ma-yha-who Lives in fig trees Waits for an unsuspecting traveler rests under the tree Catches victim and drains their blood using the suckers on its hands and feet Does not completely drain victim; only weakens Yara-ma-yha-who : Yara-ma-yha-who Takes a nap after attack Regurgitates the victim Victim will appear shorter Victim’s skin will appear red The End : The End Image Sources : “Asanbosam” [Online Image] Available http://www.bogleech.com/blather-vampires2.html “Asanbosam” [Online Image] Available http://www.ungafakta.se/vampyrer/sagan/afrika.html “Aswang” [Online Image] Available http://firebluegraphics.deviantart.com/art/Aswang- 79689426 “Aswang” [Online Image] Available http://enjoycannabis.deviantart.com/art/Aswang- 15857557an “Aughra” [Online Image] Available http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Reviews/DarkCrystal/I mages/Aughra.jpg Image Sources Image Sources : “Baobhan Sith” [Online Image] Available http://vampiretools.blogspot.com/2007/09/tipos-de- vampiros.html “Baobhan Sith” [Online Image] Available http://sun2197.deviantart.com/art/BGAW-Glaistig- 46644802 “Chiang Shih” [Online Image] Available http://galleryoterror.blogspot.com “Chiang Shih” [Online Image] Available http://www.flickr.com/photos/funkytwostep/2504174519 “Churel” [Online Image] Available http://www.bogleech.com/blather-vampires2.html Image Sources Image Sources : “Churel” [Online Image] Available http://www.ungafakta.se/vampyrer/bilder/sagan/churel.gif Daniels, Ian. Penanggalan. 2005. Vampires: A Field Guide to the Creatures That Stalk the Night. By Dr. Bob Curran, Fanklin Lakes, NJ, 2005. 126 “Freddy Kruger” [Online Image] Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image/Fredkruegermoviefirst .png “Glaistig” [Online Image] Available http://www.ungafakta.se/vampyrer/sagan/afrika.html “La Muse” [Online Image] Albert Maignan Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Albert_Maignan_- _La_muse_verte.jpg Image Sources Image Sources : “Lamia” [Online Image] Available http://www.draculas.info/dictionary/definition_of_lamia- 3/ “Lamia” [Online Image] Available http://sun2197.deviantart.com/art/BGAW-Lamia- 46407511 “Langsuir” [Online Image] Available http://images.elfwood.com/art/l/e/leasa/langsuir.jpg “Langsuir” [Online Image] Available http://sun2197.deviantart.com/art/BGAW-Kuntilanak- 24270465 “Manananggal” [Online Image] Available http://izuran.deviantart.com/art/manananggal- 84776710 Image Sources Image Sources : “Manananggal” [Online Image] Available http://sun2197.deviantart.com/art/BGAW- Manananggal-46834421 “The Nightmare” [Online Image] Henry Fuseli (1781) Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare “Nosferatu” [Online Image] Available http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/wp- content/uploads/2007/07/nosferatu.jpg “Nosferatu” [Online Image] Available http://www.moviemaker.com/magazine/issues/47/images/ hc.Nosferatu.jpg “The Pale Man” [Online Image] Available http://images.publicradio.org/content/2007/01/19/200701 19_paleman_2.jpg Image Sources Image Sources : “Penanggalan” [Online Image] Available http://koshii.deviantart.com/art/Penanggalan-49229267 “Penanggalan” [Online Image] Available http://www.ungafakta.se/vampyrer/sagan/asien.html “Strigoi” [Online Image] Available http://vampiretools.blogspot.com/2007/09/tipos-de- vampiros.html “Strigoi” [Online Image] Available http://sircrocodile.deviantart.com/art/Vampire-22605335 “Vrykolakas” [Online Image] Available http://heroicfantasy.fr/images/Bestaire/vrykolakas/Vrykol akas.jog Image Sources Image Sources : “Yara-ma-wha-who” [Online Image] Available http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/michaelsla ck_yaramayhawho.jpg “Yara-ma-wha-who” [Online Image] Available http://www.xeper.org/australasia/yara.html “Yara-ma-wha-who” [Online Image] Available http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2409/226119 4211_55221ff27a.jpg Image Sources