Fırst vampıres. Babylonıan / Sumerıan vampıres
First vampires. Babylonian / Sumerian vampires give an inspiration today’s vampire myths.
Vampire’s creepy story has powerful effects on everybody and in all lands and ages, in even our modern age. Vampire myths don’t come from Slavic culture. -It is not a theory. It is fact that was searched by historians. Results of searching: Believing of vampirism was exist on civilized or non-civilized society.
Example: 7 evil spirits of Assyrian were known as extraordinary vampires.
Bırthplace of vampıre myth: Babylonıa.
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According to some historian: Birthplace of vampire myth is Babylonia. This creature’s terror frightens the people who live in Mesopotamia. This creature was called as ‘EKIMMU’ Babylonian vampires show themselves as half devilish, half ghost and suck their victims’ life energy and that’s why they survive.
EKIMMU destroys all cliché about vampirism. Because, instead of drinking blood, it absorbs the energy of all living beings, and their auras. That’s why diseases begin. People can turn into vampires;
Sudden death in youth, death in battle makes people vampires. If the people are not properly buried, this last is inevitable. (Died in a battle)
Uruku resembles Ekimmu, and is another kind of vampire. Uruku means: ‘attacking people’
People can only hurt when they look into its eyes. Uruku resides in deserts, cemeteries, abandoned places, mountains and seas to attack
Succubı and Incubı.
Two types of vampires that take their roots from the Mesopotamian culture can be observed in today’s art activities and myths. One of them is female and it is called Succubi, and one of them is male and its name is Incubi.
They show themselves in dreams, trying to seduce their victims. And they hunt down the poor victim in sleep.
Modern people’s perspectıve to vampıres.
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The 7 evil spirits of Babylon is well suited to the perspective of today’s vampire myth. They hesitate to go to temples and are fed with human blood. Lamastu one of the scariest female vampire. It is haunted pregnant women, kills children and drinks their blood.
Lamastu goes after newborns and their mothers, drinks their blood and eats their meat. The lion’s head and donkey are depicted by the body. It can take any animal form.
LILITH and URUKU
Just like the Vryolakas in the Greek myth, Gallu is the underground devil of Sumer. Gallu resembles Lilith and Uruku. The magic words used in magic ceremonies, people talks about them as evil spirits who drink human’s blood, hates people. They are a threat to people.
