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- From: ahughes@jarthur.claremont.edu (The Fool)
- Subject: Re: Vampire impotence
- Message-ID: <1992Nov24.013217.26332@muddcs.claremont.edu>
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- Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:32:17 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov24.011611.8056@usl.edu> cgc2646@usl.edu (Cech Claude G) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov21.215430.20928@muddcs.claremont.edu> ahughes@jarthur.claremont.edu (The Fool) writes:
- >>This is in response to Glenn's posting in which she abuses Werewolf and then
- >>asks whether or not vampires are impotent.
- >>
- >>I would say that it's going to tend to depend on what you accept as source
- >>material for vampire info. I would be surprised if traditional vampires (the
- >>old walking corpse that feeds on blood, was probably a sinner, werewolf, or
- >>really unlucky person in life, etc.) was capable of sexual activity. After all
- >>their symbols of death, not life.
- >>
- >Actually, in some of the gypsy legends of vampires, they are quite capable
- >of mating and having offspring (although if memory serves, the myths usually
- >make the male the vampire in such a liason). On the other hand, remember
- >Lilith (no, let's not resurrect that thread): There are (as discussed
- >previously) elements of both vampirism and succubism in her makeup.
- >
- >Cheers,
- > Claude
- >
- That's rather interesting. I don't suppose you or anyone else out there could
- suggest a good book to go to for the traditional Gypsy legends?
-
- The Fool
- ;-)
-