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Greek Folklore Creatures
The first thing that I was able to find is from a book in the 17th century, it was published in 1645. It translates to on the beliefs of the Greeks by Leo Alatius. He was a Greek scholar and theology and he was keeper of the Vatican library. In this book, he talks about the concept of once again, apologies on pronunciation, Greek colacas,. A Greek folklore creature that is very, very similar to vampires. And it's in that book where he explains that freakalacas have the invitation aspect of their stories.
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