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A '''Moroi''' (or '''Moroii'''), same form in plural, is a type of [[vampire]] or [[ghost]] in [[Category:Romanian mythology|Romanian folklore]]. | |||
A female Moroi is called a ''Moroaică'' (pl. ''Moroaice''). | |||
In some versions, a Moroi is a [[Ghost]] of a dead person which leaves the grave to draw energy from the living. | |||
==Moroi and its kin== | |||
Moroi are often synonymous with these other figures in Romanian folklore: [[Strigoi]] (another type of vampire), [[Varcolac]] (werewolf or goblin), or [[Pricolici]] ([[werewolf]]). | |||
Moroi are often synonymous with these other figures in Romanian folklore: [[Strigoi]] (another type of vampire), [[ | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The etymology and origin of the | The etymology and origin of the Romanian term ''Moroi'' is unclear. It may be connected to [[Old Slavonic language|Old Slavonic]] ''mora'', "[[nightmare]]", from [[PIE]] ''*mer-'', "to harm", from which comes [[Middle English]] ''mare'' ("[[Incubus (monster)]]") which survives in [[English language|English]] ''nightmare''; [[Old English language|Old English]] ''mare'' ("[[goblin]]", "incubus"); [[Latin]] ''morbus'' ("disease") and Latin ''mors'' ("a corpse"). | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
In | In fiction, based on the folklore though with a number of modifications, the name ''Moroi'' is sometimes spelled as ''Moroii''. Fictional treatments in general make a clear and consistent distinction between a '''Strigoi''' and a Moroi (or "Moroii"), the former being an [[undead]] vampire, the latter a living vampire. However, in Romanian folklore the distinction is not always clear, and a Moroi may also refer to a phantom-like figure. | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Incubus (monster)]] | |||
*[[Nightmare)]] | |||
*[[Pricolici]] | |||
*[[Strigoi]] | |||
*[[Vampire]] | |||
*[[Vârcolac]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Romanian mythology]] | |||
{{wikipedia}} | |||
[[Category:Romanian mythology]] [[Category:Corporeal undead]] | |||
[[Category:Vampires]] | [[Category:Vampires]] | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 13 July 2006
A Moroi (or Moroii), same form in plural, is a type of vampire or ghost in. A female Moroi is called a Moroaică (pl. Moroaice). In some versions, a Moroi is a Ghost of a dead person which leaves the grave to draw energy from the living.
Moroi and its kin
Moroi are often synonymous with these other figures in Romanian folklore: Strigoi (another type of vampire), Varcolac (werewolf or goblin), or Pricolici (werewolf).
Etymology
The etymology and origin of the Romanian term Moroi is unclear. It may be connected to Old Slavonic mora, "nightmare", from PIE *mer-, "to harm", from which comes Middle English mare ("Incubus (monster)") which survives in English nightmare; Old English mare ("goblin", "incubus"); Latin morbus ("disease") and Latin mors ("a corpse").
Fiction
In fiction, based on the folklore though with a number of modifications, the name Moroi is sometimes spelled as Moroii. Fictional treatments in general make a clear and consistent distinction between a Strigoi and a Moroi (or "Moroii"), the former being an undead vampire, the latter a living vampire. However, in Romanian folklore the distinction is not always clear, and a Moroi may also refer to a phantom-like figure.
See Also
References