The next full moon of 2010 is tonight, April 28. As I’ve mentioned before, this moon is sometimes called the Pink Moon…other names for it include the Egg Moon and the Grass Moon. Besides the association of werewolves with the full moon, there are a number of myths, folklore, and legends associated with the full [...]
Posts Tagged ‘legends’
Dhampir
I’ve talked before about the half werewolf, and would like to talk about another half creature called the Dhampir, which is a half vampire. The Dhampir is the resulting child from the union of a vampire and a human. Traditionally the vampire is the father. The Dhampir originates back to gypsy folklore, in particular the [...]
Varulv
In Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, the name / word that werewolves are called is Varulv. The Swedish description of the werewolf / varulv is similar to the traditional description of the werewolf. The method and means of transformation for the werewolf / varulv however is often attributed to an outside source. In most stories, the [...]
unlucky number thirteen & triskaidekophobia
Should you as a werewolf, human, or vampire fear the number thirteen? Well, in many cultures, regardless of race or species, the number thirteen is considered unlucky – and has been considered unlucky since ancient mesopotamia – superstitions about this number are found in Greek and Roman texts, in early Nordic traditions, and in present [...]
The Vampire Cat
Not exactly. Vampire cats are demons. The vampire cat originates from Japanese legends and talks of a cat with the blood-sucking traits of a vampire. (Vampire monkey?) The cat is said to actually be a demon in cat form; once the blood of the person he is after is sucked, the cat takes the form of [...]
