Opinion: The world of ‘Morbius’ was born over 9,000 years ago
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But where did it all start? Vampires can be found throughout history in different cultures around the world, so how did they come to be thought of as aristocrats in formalwear? And when exactly did these bloodsucking bogeymen become heroes? It’s a story that twins the ancient with the modern and reveals the religious, folkloric and literary history feeding our on-screen obsessions with the undead. And unlike our most iconic modern vampires, the first one was a woman.
Lilith became the subject of numerous tales during the Middle Ages, a period rife with demonology and superstition. A figure of iconoclasm and temptation, she — and from her, vampires in general — came to represent the pagan threat to Christianity. In the familiar European lore vampires can be repelled with a crucifix, scalded with holy water or burned by sunlight, a longstanding symbol of providence.
Vampires can be found outside of Europe as well, though like all folklore there are countless variations, so what counts as a vampire is difficult to pin down. Ghoulish revenants prey upon the living…
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Source : cnn
