There is a vampiric demon in Hindu lore that is called a chuiaels. Created when a woman dies woman that lures men into its bed. Akin to the SUCCUBUS, it has a reputation of being an excellent lover from the few men who survived this experience to report upon it. They claim that during the act of fellatio, it literally drains away their life (see ENERGY VAMPIRE).
Source: Masters, Eros and Evil
Чуйяелс
Вариант: Чиджуррьелс
В индуистком фольклоре есть вампирическая демоница, которая называется чуйяелс. Возникающая, когда женщина умирает при родах, чуйяелс возвращается как красивая женщина, завлекающая мужчин в свою постель. Схожая с суккубом, она имеет репутацию отличной любовницы, благодаря тем мужчинам, которые пережили этот опыт и сообщили об этом. Они утверждают, что во время фелляции, она буквально высасывает из них жизненную силу (смотри «Энергетический вампир»).
There is a VAMPIRIC WITCH or vampiric demon that terrorizes the Oraon hill tribe in Bengal, India, known as a chordeva. By shape-shifting its soul into the form of a cat, the chordeva (“thief-demon”) sends it out to prey on the old and sick by stealing their food and poisoning what little morsels it leaves behind. While using its cat form, it can kill a person merely by licking the person’s lips. This is why all cats are kept away from anyone who can be perceived as a potential victim, even though the chordeva can be detected by the particular type of mewing it makes. Although it can also shape-shift into a were-cat, a chordeva is only as strong as an average person; however, it has the ability in its werecat form to place its victim in a trance by direct eye contact.
The chordeva is repelled by water of any kind, as well as HAWTHORN. Anything that would kill a normal cat will destroy the chordeva’s cat form, and the physical damage that is delivered will instantly become visible on the chordeva’s human body. When it is in its human guise, a wooden or iron stake driven through the heart will kill the vampire, as will prolonged exposure to sunlight. However, it is completely indestructible in its were-cat form.
Source: Briggs, The Chamārs, 134; Crooke, Religion and Folklore of Northern India, 208; Meyer, Sexual Life in Ancient India, 392; Sinha, Religious Life in Tribal India, 41
A vampiric spirit from Argentina, the chonchonyi looks like a human with big ears, which it uses to fly to the home of sick people. It sneaks inside their homes and, when no one is looking, drains them dry of their blood.
Source: Carlyon, Guide to the Gods, 58; Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 80; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient Beings, 127
Чончоньи
Чончоньи — вампирический дух из Аргентины, выглядит как человек с большими ушами, которые он использует, чтобы залетать в дома больных людей. Он незаметно пробирается внутрь и, когда никто не смотрит, досуха высасывает из них кровь.
Источники: Carlyon, «Guide to the Gods», 58; Rose, «Giants, Monsters, and Dragons», 80; Turner, «Dictionary of Ancient Beings», 127
The Araucanian Indians of Chile have the belief that through a mere act of will, a person can become a chonchon, growing wings out of its ears and flapping so hard that it rips the head free of the body and flies away. Some sources say that this only happens after the person is deceased. The Mapuche Indians in the same area say that the chonchon is a bird with the head of a kalku, a sorcerer. Its cry sounds like “tui-tui-tui”. Whether it is a flying head or a bird, it feeds on human blood and can shape- shift to look like a person with large ears.
Source: Alexander, Latin- American, 329; Edwards, My NativeLand, 395; Van Scott, The Encyclopedia of Hell, 287
Known the world over as the “hopping vampire”, the mythology specifically regarding the ch’ing shih originates in the lands between Siberia and China. This vampiric REVENANT is created in the typical fashion of most Chinese vampires — when a cat jumps over a corpse, if a person has been cursed to rise as the undead, or if a person has the misfortune of dying far from home and not being returned there for burial (see UNDEATH). No matter how it is created, the ch’ing shih will return with red eyes, curved fingernails, serrated teeth, and pale GREEN-white skin that gives off a phosphorescent glow. As it ages, its HAIR continues to grow and changes from whatever its current color is to pure white. When it has a long and full mane of HAIR, it is considered physically matured. The ch’ing shih feeds off the blood of men, but with its voracious sexual appetite it is well known to first rape and then devour the bodies of women.
After it rises from the dead as a vampire, the ch’ing shih will have the ability to shape- shift into a CORPSE CANDLE. However, once it reaches maturity, it will have the ability to fly of its own accord, track its prey by scent, and shapeshift into the form of a wolf. Its breath is so foul that it can kill a person if it exhales directly on someone.
The ch’ing shih is blind and it has difficulty crossing running water. Its power is derived from the moon, so during the day and on moonless nights it stays in its underground dwelling. Although it is afraid of thunder and loud noises, the only thing it is truly fearful of is the White Emperor, to whose court it must pay homage.
Considered to be the worst of the Bulgarian species of vampires, the Children of Judas is the clan name for a family of vampires alleged to be the direct descendants of Judas Iscariot. All the vampires in this clan have a full head of bright red HAIR just as it is believed Judas had. Found throughout Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia, when a Child of Judas attacks its victims, it leaves behind a scar that looks like the Roman numeral 30: XXX. The scar is thus shaped to signify the 30 pieces of silver that were given to Judas for his part in betraying Christ to the Romans. Almost exclusive to this species of vampire, its bite is referred to as a kiss.
Source: Masters, Natural History of the Vampire, 189; Summers, Vampire: His Kith and Kin, 183; Tannahill, Flesh and Blood, 122
The chesme of Turkey is a vampiric fountain spirit that looks like a cat. However, it has the shape-shifting ability to appear as a corpse surrounded by mice. Its name, chesme, is quite appropriate as it translates to mean “fountain cat”. Sitting on a rock near a source of water, the vampire sings a sirenlike song that lures men to it. When one answers the call and appears, the chesme will attack and try to drown him by draining him of his life-energy (see ENERGY VAMPIRE).
Source: Byrne, Unbearable Saki, 32; Leland, Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling, 166; Spence, Encyclopedia of Occultism, 160
Чешме
Чешме из Турции — вампирический дух фонтана, похожий на кошку. Однако у него есть способность изменять облик, появляясь в образе трупа, окруженного мышами. Его название — чешме вполне уместно, так как означает «кот фонтана». Сидя на скале возле источника, вампир, как сирена, поет песню, которая привлекает к нему мужчин. Когда кто-то появится и отзовется на призыв, чешме нападет на него и попытается утопить, высасывая его жизненную силу (смотри «Энергетический вампир»).
Источники: Byrne, «Unbearable Saki», 32; Leland, «Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling», 166; Spence, «Encyclopedia of Occultism», 160
In India when a woman dies in an unnatural way, such as in childbirth or by suicide, she may return as a vampiric REVENANT known as a chedipe. Riding upon a tiger at night, the chedipe selects a home and places all of the inhabitants within into a deep sleep. Then it drains the blood from all the men by biting a hole in their big toes. The chedipe, whose name means “prostitute”, is associated with a discriminated caste of people known as the devadasi, those who work in the sex industry.
Source: Crooke, Religion and Folklore, 194; Duprae, The Vampires, 61; Riccardo, Liquid Dreams of Vampires, 51; Thurston, Omens and Superstitions, 261-262
Ancient Greeks believed that the twin sons born of Oceanus and Theia were vampiric creatures. Collectively referred to as the Cercopes, meaning the “tailed ones”, they were renowned as being liars and thieves. The names of the brothers vary depending on the source — some say that their names were Acmon and Passalus, another claims that their names were Eurybatus and Olus, and a third claims the names were Sillus and Triballus. However, all the sources do agree in that the cercopes’ physical appearance is that of short and squat monkeylike beings that lives in the forest. Very fast and particularly dangerous if trapped, the cercopes will use their amazing stealth to creep into the room of a sleeping child, where they will drink blood from the child’s arms and legs.
Source: Barber, Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts, 37; Hesiod, Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica, 153-154, 539; Lurker, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 348; Mahaffy, History of Classical Greek Literature, 114, 116; Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 73
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