Introduction to Vampires

Introduction to VampiresA lamia is a mythological or folkloric creature that is famous in their blood sucking ability in order to prolong their life and their super strength. The term vampires was not popularized until 18th cytosine in Western Europe because of superstitious beliefs and continuously popularized in our present time because of some famous movies and books that were related to vampires attracted us. We were fascinated by their special traits, habit, characteristics and ability. however those were just fictional characters and created by the artistic vision of the authors or the movie makers more or less vampires. People of today, when hear the word vampire, the first affair they come in their mind is Edward Cullen ( crepuscule 2008 the vampire romance series) and some(prenominal) movies that has a vampire appearances or those vampires that they read in a fictional book particularly The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer. They dont allow any ideas what is a real hum an vampire. But do you brace any idea what ar the characteristics of a real vampire? Do you want to know the common misconceptions about them? And why these misconception spread out all over the world?History of the word vampireThe word vampire was borrowed from the French word vampir in the early 18th century. But according to some sources it came from Slavic language vampir, Bulgarian vapir Croatian upir/upirina, Czech and Slovac upir, Russian upyr, Belarusian upir and Ukaranian upir, many of these languages rush also borrowed from the wordvampir/wampir in the western country. The word upir as a term of vampire, was first founded in year 1047 AD into a garner to a Novgorodian prince referring to him as Upir Lichyj which means the wicked vampire. The word upir is still a controversial based on its real meaning, in some languages upir means to blow. to jollify bat and to fly. It is still hard to tell how the word vampire came from and what it is real origin, if it was discovere d, invented or flourished by just a written word, the exact etymology from where the word vampire is still a mystery and unclear. (http//vampires.monstrous.com/etymology_vampire/htm)The first vampire word appears in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1734 and it came from the old Russian word upir.A shortened description about vampire mythsVampires atomic number 18 cruel creatures with very pale skin and wear mantles are believed to live for more than a hundred of years. They usually live in coffins, but they also live in graves or any dark places and sleep upside down. They are nocturnal, meaning that they are active at night and asleep by day. Vampires are afraid of sunbathelight or any unseeable lights and force outnot touch religious artifacts, they burned into ashes when they were split to sunlight or sprinkled by holy water. Garlics, roses, rosary, silver and an aloe vera hung backwards are the famous repellent to them. They dont have any reflection when they look in a mirror and dont cast shadows because they were believe that they have no souls. They have super strengths and they have a special ability to transform into any kinds of animal, particularly into a bat. Most of all, they have long sharp fangs that they use to bite the neck of their victims easily and suck their blood and then the victim instantly turns into a vampire himself. (http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vampires)Misconceptions about vampiresVampires are evil and know what they are doing is an evil thing. They are seductive, physically punishing, and they dont need any jobs. They are immortal or undead and the nevertheless elbow room to kill them are by exposing them on sunlight, hit their heart with a s reckon, break their neck or beheaded them, burn them with fire and more vampire-fictional cleansing method. (http//hubpages.com/hub/howtokillavampire/) They were repelled by roses, garlics, roses and silvers. They drink human blood to nourish them and give them strength otherwise , if they dont suck blood, they die. They cant expose themselves on sunlight or any ultraviolet lights or else, they might ticktock burned or explode violently. They live and sleep in a coffin upside down, wear black cape and have long and very sharp fangs that grows eternal and longer when they smell blood, and when their victim was bitten, it instantly became vampire themselves. They had a very pale skin, and when they look in a mirror, they dont have any reflection because it is believed that they have no souls and they dont cast shadow either. They cant go into church and touch religious artifacts or else they get burned. They can fly and they have an ability transform into any kinds of animals particularly into a bat. (http//vampireamongus.com/vampchars.html)The real human vampireHuman vampires exist, but they are not like those on what we watch on TVs or what we read on books or novels. They were called vampires because they have some characteristics like a vampire. Human v ampires have strong desire on blood. The people you get close to tend become tired, weary and upset a lot when with you. They begin to find you interesting at first, but soon they began to avoid you. Even if you are with others, you feel alone. The sunlight or bright lights tend to hurt your eyes easily and you prefer to survey at night because you feel more comfortable at night. You have strong interest about vampires, you seldom get sick and when you have a wound, they heal easily and swiftly. You have the ability to read the auras of the others and you seem look younger even if you are more than 20 years of age. Animals get tends to you and you have strong passion about sex. You only have one or two friends or companion who really understands you and whom you get along with. They suffer from allergies and have very sensitive senses.Most of all, they are humans with some extraordinary traits or habits.The truth about vampiresThe averment of Lady Rose Noire(2008)Vampires are just like everyone else, they have generally tend to have more intense and charismatic personalities. Vampires need to earn a living, which mean they need a job to grease ones palms some foods and other necessary things that we need in order to live. Vampires are physically mortal and have immortal souls. They can die from anything, bullets AIDS or even accidents, however, the sunlight cant kill them, it is just fictional way to slay them. Roses, garlic and others repellents on vampires have no effect on them, the only way they might repelled by rose is because the thorns might prick them. They drink blood, but they have a regular diet to, and drinks water as well. Vampires can go out in sunlight and the reason they exposed much on sunlight is because their eyes might irritate them, cause headache and they take care of themselves to prevent heatstroke. They dont ware capes at all, they wear just like the normal people, they dont have any fangs, unless it is surgically implanted and vam pire might be pale if he/she avoid sunlight if he/she is sensitive to it. (http//vampireamongus.com/vampchars.html)Not all vampires are evil and they dont know if there doings is an evil thing or not, there is no be on earth who can state with any validation what is good and what is evil. There are a capital many evil humans out there too, anyway. Furthermore, not all vampires even know they are vampireslet alone contemplating whether their vampirism makes them good or bad. (Lady Rose Noire, 2008)The statement of Robias (2008)Vampires are sensitive to sunlight, especially their eyes. So they were eye glasses to prevent their eyes from soaring or irritation. They get burned, but only a sun burn. Vampires arent afraid of garlics, and they can eat garlics. They were repelled if they were allergic to it or sometimes they cant take too long the smell of the garlic. The only way they might repelled by roses in when the thorns prick them. Vampires can go to church, touch religious artifa cts and dont get burned when sprinkled by holy water. This myth came from religious people that believed that vampires are evil and dont have any souls. Vampires are undead. Vampires are not dead they are alive and have pulse. These rumours spread out because vampires in the early times are cadaver that awakens after their burial. Vampires dont have any long sharp fangs, unless it was surgically implanted or they wear fake fangs. In early times, it is believed that their fangs grow longer and longer when they smell blood and vampires need these fangs to bite easily their victim. Vampires dont have super strengths. Most vampires that appear in the movie, particularly Edward Cullen in the Twilight Saga has super-human strength. This isnt true, it is a fiction. Vampires cant transform into a bat or any kinds of animals, even human living vampires, they cant transform into anything they want. This is another myth among vampires. Vampires dont sleep in a coffin. They were once thought th at they rise from their resting place when the sun goes down and goes back to their tomb before the sun rise, they do this to prevent light from enter their resting place. (http//www.vampireforum.net/vampire-general-discussion-vampire-chat/3329-vampire-misconceptions.html)Why these misconception spread out?LiteraturesThe poem Vampire (1748) by Heinrich August Ossenfelder, is where the first vampire appeared. The influential fictional book of Bram Stokers Dracula (1987), the famous Stephanie Meyers Twilight (2005) became the most influential cause of misconceptions of vampires. These also include the first scientific novel of Richard Mathesons 1954 I Am Legend. (http//www.ign.com/blogs/DarkBlood999/2010/10/14/correcting-a-misconception-the-vampire-diaries/)MoviesMostly, vampire movies originated from books or novels about vampires and still the misconception about vampires broadcast it in that movie. Like I am Legend (2007), Twilight (2008) The Vampire Chronicles Interview with the vampire (1997) they added some fictional features of vampires which is tout ensemble a myth. (http//www.ign.com/blogs/DarkBlood999/2010/10/14/correcting-a-misconception-the-vampire-diaries/)ConclusionVampires in our era are only based on a myth created by artistic imagination of some people. They are just like any other human beings in this world, but they have extraordinary habits like strong passion on bloods. No one can judge them if they are evil or not. there is no being on earth who can state with any validation what is good and what is evil (Lady Rose Noire, 2008). The reason why these misconception spread out is because of those movies and novels about vampires defining them as a super natural being that live for more than a hundred of years and have super extraordinary power is absolutely ridiculous. They are humans they have mortal bodies and have immortal souls.