Subject: 'Mother of all Vampires' 882 views

[kythia]

While searching on the Net I found several Goddesses who where portrayed as being the 'Mother of all Vampires'. Amongst them are Lillith, Isis, Hathor and Ereshkigal.

Who do you see as 'the Mother'? And why would she be?

[NN]

Sorry for my late respond, but having never thought about this and never had the interest to know I needed to do some research first before I could answer.

As I said above, I never really cared about who would, if there is such a thing at all, be 'the Mother' or something alike.

So if I had to choose between Lillith, Isis, Hathor and Ereshkigal...

Lillith?
To me it would seem the best choice, most logic. Why? Lillith is known to some vampires as being the Mother of all Vampires, and since Lillith is an ancient being there is a possibility she could be the Mother. But ofcourse I can't be sure.

Isis?
About a year ago I went to Egypt myself, to maybe find more about vampires having started there, but unfortunately it didn't work out that way. But I had visited some temples, including the temple of Isis if I remember correct. Having not found anything I was hoping for.
The possiblity is still there that Isis if the Mother of all vampires. Many believe vampires first started in Egypt. Isis, being one of the major Egyptian gods, therefor might be the Mother of all vampires. But if that's true I do not know.

Hathor?
Being an Egyptian god as Isis there is a chance that Hathor could be the Mother of all vampires. But not being one of the major god's it's highly unlikely that such being could be the Mother of all vampires.

Ereshkigal?
I have, before you said the name, never heard of Ereshkigal before. That's the name most research went too but it didn't get me much further.
Having never found this name before, and unless i'm blind or anything, which i'm not, it's very unlikely her to be 'the Mother' of all vampires.


My guess is Lillith and else isis, but they could turn out the be one and the same somehow!

Ofcourse if I am somehow religious I would have had an easy choice, thinking the Mother or Father or Creator of all vampires, simply being the central God or Goddess of my religion.

And answering your question. I do not believe anyone being the Mother of all vampires. There might be, but it's just not in my current interest knowing.

I hope that helped you a bit, and if not please ask for more explenation of all that what I've written above.

Greets,

NN

[kythia]

I would like to know why Isis is seen as the Mother of all Vampires, because that is the only one I can't find an explanation for. Hathor is said to be because of her bloodlust which could not be satisfied. Ereshkigal because she was the creator of the first vampire-like beings, feeding on energy ('life'), blood and flesh. Lillith because of her (not proven) links to the ancient Lilim/Lilitu, a succubus-like demon. And because in the Tora she gives birth to demons... But Isis, I don't see it...

Why, in you opinion NN, wouldn't there be a Mother?

[NN]

I won't say that there isn't a Mother to all vampires. I just don't bother to know about the origins, I'm much more interest in the history after, why vampires came to be the way they are. Not where they originally came from.

I do not know the reason why Isis is believed by some to be the Mother of all vampires.
What I do know is that Isis has a symbol which resembles an ankh, the symbol of life, which is often used by vampires as a symbol of eternal life.
That might be a reason, other then that I do not know. But i'll look into it some more.