What's the opposite of vampire?

Opposite of an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell. angel. being. brightness. god.
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What is a another word for vampire?

See also synonyms for: vampiric. monster. villain. beast. brute.
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What is short for vampire?

VAMPIRE. Visual Active Memory Processes and Interactive REtrieval.
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What are the symptoms of vampires?

From avoiding sunlight to using a cloak, here are five classic vampire characteristics that exist in the natural world.
  • Drinking blood. The primary characteristic of a vampire is feeding on blood. ...
  • Immortality. ...
  • Avoiding sunlight. ...
  • Heightened senses. ...
  • Morphing.
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Why do I crave blood?

People with porphyria experience the desire to drink human blood to alleviate their symptoms (the genetic disease causes abnormalities in a person's hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells), declared biochemist David Dolphin.
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Who was the first vampire?

Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1579–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records.
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Is your blood blue?

It's red because of the red blood cells (hemoglobin). Blood does change color somewhat as oxygen is absorbed and replenished. But it doesn't change from red to blue. It changes from red to dark red.
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What Ichor means?

Definition of ichor

1 : a thin watery or blood-tinged discharge. 2 : an ethereal fluid taking the place of blood in the veins of the ancient Greek gods. Other Words from ichor Example Sentences Learn More About ichor.
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What is blood made of?

Your blood is made up of liquid and solids. The liquid part, called plasma, is made of water, salts, and protein. Over half of your blood is plasma. The solid part of your blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
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What do you call a female vampire?

vampiress (plural vampiresses) A female vampire.
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What types of vampires are there?

There are three types of real vampires: sanguinarian, psychic, and hybrids. Sanguinarians feed on very small amounts of human blood, generally just a few drops.
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What is the Greek word for vampire?

It has become normal, in translating vampire movies and the like into Greek, to translate "vampire" as "vrykolakas".
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What is a half vampire half human called?

In Balkans folklore, dhampirs (sometimes spelled dhampyres, dhamphirs, or dhampyrs) are creatures that are the result of a union between a vampire and a mortal human. This union was usually between male vampires and female mortal humans, with stories of female vampires mating with male mortal humans being rare.
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What means lamia?

Definition of lamia

: a female demon : vampire.
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What was ambrosia?

ambrosia • \am-BROH-zhee-uh\ • noun. 1 a : the food of the Greek and Roman gods b : the ointment or perfume of the gods 2 : something extremely pleasing to taste or smell 3 : a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut.
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Is there a Greek god of poop?

Sterculius was the god of the privy, from stercus, excrement.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Why does my blood look black?

Deoxygenated blood is found in veins, which take blood from the body back to the lungs. Blood drawn from a vein will appear dark red or even black.
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What are the 3 types of blood?

There are 3 types of blood cells – red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
  • Red blood cells (erythrocytes) carry oxygen to all cells in the body. ...
  • White blood cells (leukocytes) are an important part of the.
  • Platelets (thrombocytes) make the blood clot and help stop bleeding.
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Is Sulfhemoglobinemia real?

Sulfhemoglobinemia is a rare condition in which there is excess sulfhemoglobin (SulfHb) in the blood. The pigment is a greenish derivative of hemoglobin which cannot be converted back to normal, functional hemoglobin. It causes cyanosis even at low blood levels.
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Who is the best vampire?

20 Best Vampires (That Aren't Dracula)
  1. 1 Blade (Blade)
  2. 2 Lestat De Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles) ...
  3. 3 The Countess (American Horror Story: Hotel) ...
  4. 4 David (The Lost Boys) ...
  5. 5 Akasha (Queen Of The Damned) ...
  6. 6 Jerry Dandridge (Fright Night) ...
  7. 7 Marceline The Vampire Queen (Adventure Time) ...
  8. 8 Spike (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) ...
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Is there a vampire god?

Most current vampires trace their lineage to a distant common ancestor, the vampire god Absalom. They are ruled by the Vampire Council, a group of powerful vampires around the world known as the Greater Nobility that maintain them and the rest of the Creatures of the Night.
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Where do vampires live in the US?

While some of these cities might not have the most ideal conditions for a vampire to live, self-identifying vampires continue to thrive in iconic vampire cities, including Portland, Oregon (No. 11), Buffalo, New York (No. 25), New Orleans (No. 104), and Atlanta (No.
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