You can read the full story here, but in a nutshell a series of blessings and curses transformed this young man into history's first vampire. Specifically, it began with the sun god Apollo (Greek mythology), who in a fit of rage cursed Ambrogio so that his skin would burn should it ever touch sunlight again.
The concept of the vampire as an undead creature inflicting harm originated in Eastern Europe, specifically in Bulgaria, a thousand years ago. Make no mistake, this was a legend isolated among the Slavic people. It was not widespread or well-known.
One, in particular, was inspired by Jure Grando who died in 1656. This villager from the region of Istria (known today as Croatia) came back from the dead during the night—for 16 years after his death! He was the first person to be called a vampire (or “štrigon” as the locals say).
The first vampire story is tough to pinpoint.
But seeds of the modern concept have appeared in mythologies since the beginning of recorded history. The story of Sekhmet, the Egyptian feline warrior goddess associated with both plague and healing, is considered by some to be one of the oldest vampire tales.
The vampire first made its way into English literature in John Polidori's 1819 short story “The Vampyre”. Polidori's vampire, Lord Ruthven, is inspired by a thinly disguised portrait of the predatory English poet, Lord Byron, in Lady Caroline Lamb's novel Glenarvon (1816).
Author Diana Ross McCain reports there were 18 documented instances of the exhumation of family members in suspected vampire cases throughout New England in the 18th and 19th century, but the case of Mercy Brown would be the last.
Carmilla is even older than Dracula. First published in 1872, it features Carmilla, a female vampire that preys on a young woman named Lucy, with sapphic overtones.
The show revolves around three Mikaelson siblings, Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt), collectively known as "original vampires", or simply the "originals".
Maacah bat Talmai is the god worshipped by vampires. To them, he is a divine creator, the great ancestor, and the future messiah who would vanquish the life and turn the world into an utopia for all vampiric kinds.
The vampires who have been called Originals are: Mikael, Finn, Elijah, Klaus, Kol and Rebekah. The Originals are legendary throughout the supernatural world, especially amongst witches and vampires due to the fact that they have walked the Earth for over a thousand years.
Henrik Mikaelson: Henrik was the last and seventh born child of Mikael and Esther, the younger brother of Freya, Finn, Elijah, Kol and Rebekah and the younger half-brother of Niklaus. Henrik was the youngest sibling and child of the Original family.
Vampires are often depicted as being repelled by garlic, running water, or Christian implements such as crucifixes and holy water.
Like most Transylvanians, Lianda despised the Turkish occupation of Transylvania and had no desire to have the Prince become Turac's political puppet. Acting on Varnae's orders, Lianda bit Dracula, turning him into a vampire.
They live immortal lifespans, despite these weaknesses, and it is fairly common for a vampire to be centuries old, although they still slowly age; a vampire who is six hundred years old may appear as a middle-aged breather would.
The Vampire Elders, also known as Grand Elders and Great Elders, are the three leaders and rulers of the entire vampire population and the most powerful of their kind. The original Elders are the three oldest known Vampires. These three Vampires are Marcus Corvinus, Viktor, and Amelia.
In Balkan folklore, a dhampir (Albanian pronunciation: [ðamˈpir]) is a mythical creature that is the result of a union between a vampire and a human. This union was usually between male vampires and female humans, with stories of female vampires mating with male humans being rare.
God is the all-powerful creator of the universe and the supreme deity of all other gods. On the HBO original series True Blood, God is worshiped in both human and vampire societies. The way he is perceived is one of the most varied aspects of the series and the world today.
After six thousand years of horrifying stillness, Akasha, Mother of all Vampires and Queen of the Damned, has risen from her sleep to let loose the powers of the night. But the monstrous plan for ruling the world of the living and the undead must be stopped before she destroys mankind.
Unlike non-Original vampires, Original vampires are indestructible and cannot be killed by anything on earth aside from the White Oak Stake, a large enough source of magic, the conditions suitable to reverse the original spell, or by the advanced venom of the Upgraded Original vampire.
The five types of vampires mentioned in Day Shift are Southern, Eastern, Uber, Spider, and Juvenile. They can be identified by their fangs, with the fangs of older, powerful vampires being very valuable. Juvenile vampires are also called zombie vamps and are formed when a young vampire turns a human.
Silas became one of the world's first immortal beings along with his true love and soulmate, Amara, the oldest known ancestor of the Petrova family.
In comparison to humans, a 118 year old vampire is roughly the equivalent to an 18 year old human in terms of appearance.
Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ˈvlad ˈtsepeʃ]) or Vlad Dracula (/ˈdrækjʊlə, -jə-/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈdrəkule̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.