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Striges: Painting: Birds of Joy and Sorrow by Viktor Vasnetsov Painting: The Vampire by Burne-Jones
Striges: Painting: Birds of Joy and Sorrow by Viktor Vasnetsov Painting: The Vampire by Burne-Jones
Striges: Painting: Birds of Joy and Sorrow by Viktor Vasnetsov Painting: The Vampire by Burne-Jones
Painting: The
The striges are bird- Vampire by
shaped mythologycal Burne-Jones
creatures that feed on
human blood and flesh.
They symbolize the evil
woman who can take the
appearance of a witch, a
vampire or the femme
fatale who uses her
sexuality to trap the
hapless man.
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