Vompir, A Blood-Sucking Creature from Macedonia

The existence of vompir, a vampire revenant, prevails in Bulgaria and Macedonia.  The female vampire spirit is called Vompira.  This type of vampire is created when the person who died was not properly buried or mourned.  Those who also died in disgrace and those who died of unnatural causes are also believed to become blood-sucking creatures.  For example, those who took suicide and those who died while giving birth are feared to become a vompir.

 

How Vompir Attacks the Victim

 

The spirit would return to the land of the living, but it tends to possess other bodies of a corpse and control it.  Though the idea of reanimating a corpse is more associated with ghouls, vompir is considered a vampire due to the manner of its attack.  The creature would launch its attack at night while the victim was sound asleep.  He would then suffocate his victim and start to drain his blood.

 

How to Defend Against the Atack of Vompir

 

If someone found himself under the attack of a vompir, praying to the God of night and darkness is considered an effective way to drive the spirit away.  It is also wise to pray to Troyan (goddess of Beauty and love) and Lada (deliverance). Aside from his ability to control a lifeless body, the vompir can also cause someone to experience horrifying nightmares.  He is also held responsible for causing drought and for diverting rivers.  These are some unique abilities that are only possessed by this unique vampire species.

 

 

A vompir can be conquered when it possesses a corpse.  The reanimated corpse must be decapitated. His arms and feet should then be cut off.  The whole body is bounded or stabbed with a stake made up of aspen wood or inserted a raven’s claw into his head.  The body must then be reburied under a giant millstone.