Vampires

This page provides essential information and links to detailed information on known vampires.

Most of the vampires described are known because they founded religions or political entities.

Includes both some information from the first edition of Vampires or Gods by William Meyers, international expert in vampires, and some data being compiled for the second edition.

 Isis (& Osiris)

Egypt 
3000 BC - 400 AD
blood drinkers
rose from the dead
conferred immortality on followers

 Isis with Ramses III

Cybele

Asia Minor
3000 BC - 400 AD
drank disciples blood

 Cybele

Mithras

 Persia
2300 BC - 400 AD
god of war and government
disciples drank his blood
original Holy Communion

 Mithras slaying Bull

Dionysus

 Greece
2000 BC - 1 A.D.
rose from the dead
wine and blood drinker
miracle worker

 Dionysus

Hercules

 Greece
1200 BC - 400 A.D.
rose from the dead
miracle worker

 Hercules

Krishna

 India
1000 BC - present
rose from the dead
hypnotist

 Krishna playing flute

Romulus (Quirinus)

 Rome
700 BC - 400 AD
rose from the dead
founded Roman government

 Romulus and Remus

Caligula (Gaius Caesar)

 Rome
12 A.D. - present
rose from the dead
made by Cybelle

 Caligula

Quetzalcoatl

 Central America
42 AD - 1300 AD
rose from the dead
drank human blood
fanged snake-god

 Quetzalcoatle

Jesus Christ

 Judea
8 A.D. - present
rose from the dead
offered his blood to disciples
founded Christian cult

Jesus Christ

Chang Ling

 China
200 A.D. - present
Immortal
Pope of Taoism

 Lau Tzu, founder of Taoism

Dracula
(Vlad the Impaler)

 Transylvania/Rumania
1431 - present
Prince of Wallacia
Order of the Dragon
Grand Inquisitor of the Catholic Church