Just realized: the myth², vampires couldn't see their reflection in the mirror, probably comes from mirrors being made of *silver*. Makes so much sense!
²) of course, we do see ourselves in the mirror. How else could we do our makeup so flawlessly?
Mir is grad aufgefallen, dass der Mythos³, Vampire könnten sich nicht im Spiegel sehen, vmtl kommt, weil Spiegel aus *Silber* gemacht wurden. Macht so viel Sinn!
³) klar sehen wir uns im Spiegel. Wie würden wir sonst unser Makeup perfekt hinkriegen?
@TQ In some Celtic traditions, Sidhe (fairies) are often repelled by "cold iron". But the silver-as-baneful-substance trope might have some basis in real-world chemistry. Silver nitrate is caustic shit.
@starbreaker Hmmm. You're right, I remember from school... Thanks!