Credit: Sander Van der Wel, CC-BY-SA-2.0 / Wikimedia The myth of a happy, sociable Greek enjoying life in Europe’s sun-drenched south seems to be far from reality, according to a study, ranking Greece ...

These early myths would go on to shape one of the most terrifying figures in Greek folklore: the Vrykolakas. While the ancient Greeks did not have a term directly equivalent to “vampire,” their ...