Motif
posthumous vampire form of witch or wizard
posthumous_vampire_form_of_witch_or_wizard
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family, within the sub-family Vampires and Predatory Dead. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore SOZH AND DNIEPER. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER IV. / MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT.; lines 11312-11436 confidence: high
The commentary says the relevant witch or wizard is human, has compacted with evil spirits, gains strange powers, terrifies the district, and after burial may go forth as a vampire; the tales are compared with western sorcery tales.
The commentary says such witches or wizards, after burial, assume their direst aspect and go from their graves as vampires bent on blood.
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