This page provides essential information and links to detailed information on known vampires. Most of the vampires described are known because they founded religions or political entities. Includes both some information from the first edition of Vampires or Gods by William Meyers, international expert in vampires, and some data being compiled for the second edition.
Isis (& Osiris) |
Egypt 3000 BC - 400 AD |
blood drinkers rose from the dead conferred immortality on followers |
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Cybele |
Asia Minor 3000 BC - 400 AD |
drank disciples blood |
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Mithras |
Persia 2300 BC - 400 AD |
god of war and government disciples drank his blood original Holy Communion |
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Dionysus |
Greece 2000 BC - 1 A.D. |
rose from the dead wine and blood drinker miracle worker |
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Hercules |
Greece 1200 BC - 400 A.D. |
rose from the dead |
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Krishna |
India 1000 BC - present |
rose from the dead hypnotist |
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Romulus (Quirinus) |
Rome 700 BC - 400 AD |
rose from the dead founded Roman government |
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Caligula (Gaius Caesar) |
Rome 12 A.D. - present |
rose from the dead made by Cybelle |
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Quetzalcoatl |
Central America 42 AD - 1300 AD |
rose from the dead drank human blood fanged snake-god |
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Jesus Christ |
Judea 8 A.D. - present |
rose from the dead offered his blood to disciples founded Christian cult |
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Chang Ling |
China 200 A.D. - present |
Immortal Pope of Taoism |
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Dracula
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Transylvania/Rumania 1431 - present |
Prince of Wallacia Order of the Dragon Grand Inquisitor of the Catholic Church |
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