Baba Coaja
A vampiric forest spirit and nursery bogey from Romania, Baba Coaja (“The old woman of the tree bark”) is a bloodthirsty monster described as being…
Category: Romanian Mythology
Moloi
Moloi Pronunciation: (MUL-oy) Variations: Moloica A vampiric spirit from Romanian lore, the moloi is created when an illegitimate child is killed by one of its…
Varacolaci
Varacolaci Pronunciation : (Va-ROC-o-loc-ee) Variations: Murohy, Strigoii, Varacolici, Varcolac, Velkudlaka, Vercolac, Vercolach, Vircolac, Vulcolaca, VUKODLAK, Wercolac The varacolaci of Romanian vampire lore is created when…
Zburator
The zburator (“the flying thing”) is a vampiric creature from Romanian lore, similar to an INCUBUS. Described as a winged and handsome young man with…
Zemu
In the Moldavia region of Romania there is a vampiric spirit similar to an INCUBUS that is known as a zemu. It is the only…
Dschuma
DSCHUMA – THE FIERCE VIRGIN Dschuma is a disease demon, a spirit of cholera. She is a harbinger of illness. She only appears when illness…
Ielle
Ielle literally means “they:” it’s a euphemistic name for extremely beautiful but potentially dangerous Fairies. The Ielle dance in the forest dressed in white. Irodeasa…
Irodeasa
Irodeasa Queen of the Fairies ORIGIN: Romania Irodeasa is the beautiful but possibly dangerous Romanian witch-goddess and Queen of the Fairies. Her name is the…
Aripa Satanai
This vampiric spirit from Romania is described as being half bear and half old woman and has been given the title “queen of the forest.”…