Motif
vampire-like longing for human flesh
vampire_like_longing_for_human_flesh
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER V. / GHOST STORIES. / FOOTNOTES:; lines 13942-13950 confidence: medium
"stories about the longing of Rakshasas and Vetalas for human flesh, some of which bear a strong resemblance to Slavonic vampire tales"
The passage identifies stories about Rakshasas and Vetalas longing for human flesh and says some resemble Slavonic vampire tales.
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