In Greek mythology, Mormo was a spirit who bit bad children, said to have been a companion of the goddess Hecate. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance The English word " spirit " comes from the Latin " spiritus " (breath Hecate ( Greek: Ἑκάτη, "far-shooting") Hekate ( Hekátê The name was also used to signify a female vampire-like creature in stories told to Greek children by their nurses to keep them from misbehaving. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living This reference is primarily found in some of the Plays of Aristophanes.
Aristophanes, Archanians 582 ff : "Your terrifying armor makes me dizzy. I beg you, take away that Mormo (bogy-monster)!"
Aristophanes, Peace 474 ff : "This is terrible! You are in the way, sitting there. We have no use for your Mormo's (bogy-like) head, friend. "
According to Anton LaVey, in The Satanic Bible, Mormo is the, "King of the Ghouls, consort of Hecate. Anton Szandor LaVey, (April 11 1930 &ndash October 24 1997 born Howard Stanton Levey, was the American Founder and High Priest of the The Satanic Bible was written by Anton LaVey in 1969 It is a collection of essays observations and basic Satanic Rituals and outlines LaVey's Satanic A ghoul is a Monster from ancient Arabian folklore that dwells in burial grounds and other uninhabited places "
Modern references
Joanna Scanlan plays Mormo, a witch with blue magic who lives with her sisters Lamia {Michelle Pfeiffer} and Empusa {Sarah Alexander} in the movie Stardust {2007}. When Mormo is dueling Tristan {Charlie Cox}, he opens a cage of ferrets, used for sacrifice, who distract Mormo while Tristan slashes open a cage full of sacrificing wovles, who maul her to death out of revenge for killing their friends and relatives .
There is also a description of these beings in a website devoted to classical information on the Greek Gods http://www.theoi.com/
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