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Dhampirs (sometimes spelled dhampyres, dhamphirs, or
dhampyrs) are hybrid creatures that are the born from the union between a
vampire and another species. They are born of live birth but can inherit many
traits from the Vampire sire
Cultural origin
Balkans
Type
Vampire hybrid (partial undead)
Its' name is thought to derive from the Albanian language
where pire means "to drink" and dham means "teeth" thus
Dhampir – to drink with one's teeth.
In the Balkans and South Slavia it was believed that male
vampires have a great lust for women, so a vampire will return to have
intercourse with his wife or with a woman he was attracted to in life. In
Bulgarian folklore, vampires were sometimes said to deflower virgins as well.
Though dhampirs share many similar qualities with their
vampire parent, their abilities are generally not as pronounced or as powerful
as a pure-blooded vampire. In exchange, they often do not have the same
weaknesses to sunlight, crosses, holy water, silver, etc. as normal vampires.
In some versions, the weaknesses are non-existent, while in others they are
simply not as negatively effected as a normal vampire would.
Though it may not be as strong as their vampire parent,
dhampirs may also have the following abilities:
Heightened senses - all of their senses are increased which
make them great hunters, and they can see at night. In some legends, they can
even see invisible Vampires.
Inhuman recovery - their resilience and regeneration of
their bodies is considerable,
Longevity - dhampirs may be more mortal than Vampire who are
known to have a semblance of immortality, but they can still live for hundreds,
if not thousands, of years.
Superhuman strength - they are superior to humans physically
in lifting heavy loads, running great distances and immense speeds, and leaping
to great heights.
Sorcery - traditional legends state that they could practice
magic, especially magic useful for vampire hunters.
Psychic powers - although not commonly seen, some Dhampirs
may also have similar mind control or charm abilities to vampires.
dhampir is rarely accepted into normal society. Most grow up
as orphans, as few mothers survive birthing the young dhampir, and most have
difficulty forming real relationships with others
In modern literature the Dhamphir is present in the Marvel
Comic Blades series and the Vampire D Anime Series, Adrian Fahrenheit
Țepeș/Alucard from Castlevania, and Rayne from Blood Rayne
“No eyes will raise to heaven. The pure will be thought
insane and the impure will be honoured as wise. The madman will be believed
brave, and the wicked esteemed as good.”
― Hermes Trismegistus, Corpus Hermeticum
"Give the office of Osiris to his son Horus! Do not go
on committing these great wrongs, which are not in place, or I will get angry
and the sky will topple to the ground. But also tell the Lord of All, the Bull
who lives in Heliopolis, to double Set's property. Give him Anat and Astarte,
your two daughters, and put Horus in the place of his father. Neith
The bear. A symbol of primitive brute force. The bear was an
incarnation of the Norse God Odin and the Viking beserker warriors wore
bareskin tunics. In Greece the cult followers of Artemis dressed as bears. The
bear is linked with many other war like divinities including the Norse God Thor
and the Celtic thunder god. To the ainoo new of north Japan and to Native
Americans the bear is an ancestral figure the closest relative to humans as
bears can walk on two legs. It is also linked with resurrection symbolism
perhaps because of its hibernation. The formless bearcub licked into shape by its
mother became an image of the heathen needing the spiritual ministrations of
the church. Similarly the bear is the alchemic symbol for the primary state of
matter.
Bear worship (also known as the bear cult or arctolatry) is
the religious practice of the worshipping of bears found in many North Eurasian
ethnic religions such as the Sami, Nivkh, Ainu,[1] Basques, Germanics, Slavs
and Finns.[2] There are also a number of deities from Celtic Gaul and Britain
associated with the bear, and the Dacians, Thracians, and Getians were noted to
worship bears and annually celebrate the bear dance festival. The bear is
featured on many totems throughout northern cultures that carve them.
