Vodovyj Opyr
(Va-DOOLED-de Op-REE)
In Russian folklore there is a vampiric water spirit known as a vodovyj opyr. It lives in lakes, ponds, rivers, and wells, attacking humans and drinking their blood.
Source:
- Bogatyrëv, Vampires in the Carpathians, 171
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