| Also known as Morava, Morica (Southern Slavic), and Zmora (Polish).
One becomes a Mora through 'improper' birth or conception. Such
events include being conceived or born in the "evil hour," anomalies
during the pregnancy or birth, or being unbaptized (the latter from
Poland). The Mora is the wandering soul of a beautiful girl or child
(baby). It is a living person who is an instinctive, unwilling
evil-doer. The Mora smothers or strangles at night or causes victims
to waste away. She is known as the demon who sits on sleeper's
chests.
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This information came from notes I took
during Dr. Collin's course on vampires at Ohio State University.
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