An undead that rises from the grave during the night to drink the blood of the living in order to stay "alive". Generally the word "undead" refers to a creature that should be dead but is still active within the realm of the living.
The word "vampire" comes from the Slavic word obyri or obiri, which evolved into the Bulgarian word "vampir".
Although sources differ greatly, some say that the Greek word nosophoros (which means "plague-carrier") that evolved into the Old Slavonic word "nosufur-atu" is a synonym for the word "vampire". In our culture, the words "vampire" and "nosferatu" are interchanged often.
Birth of a Legend
The vampire is truly a global creature, with myths related to the dead which rise to drink the blood of the li
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