 The Persians were one of the first civilizations to have tales of blood @-@ drinking demons : creatures attempting to drink blood from men were depicted on excavated pottery shards . Ancient Babylonia and Assyria had tales of the mythical Lilitu , synonymous with and giving rise to Lilith ( Hebrew <unk> ) and her daughters the <unk> from Hebrew demonology . Lilitu was considered a demon and was often depicted as subsisting on the blood of babies . And <unk> , female shape changing , blood drinking demons , were said to roam the night among the population , seeking victims . According to Sefer Hasidim , <unk> were creatures created in the twilight hours before God rested . An injured <unk> could be healed by eating bread and salt given her by her attacker . 
