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werewolf
n.
wolf-man, man who turns into a wolf when the moon is full (Folklore)
Werewolf
A
werewolf, also known as a
lycanthrope (from the Greek
lykánthropos: ,
lykos, "wolf", and ,
anthropos, "man"), is a
mythological or
folkloric human with the ability to
shapeshift into a
wolf or a
therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a
curse or affliction (e.g. via a bite or scratch from another werewolf). Early sources for belief in lycanthropy are
Petronius and
Gervase of Tilbury.
werewolf
Noun
1. a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf
(synonym) wolfman, lycanthrope
(hypernym) mythical monster, mythical creature
Werewolf
(n.)
A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Werewolf
[Folklore] In popular folklore, a man who is transformed, or who transforms himself, into a wolf in nature and appearance under the influence of a full moon. The werewolf is only active at night and during that period, he devours infants and corpses. According to legend, werewolves can be killed by silver objects such as silver arrows and silver bullets. When a werewolf dies he is returned to his human form. Origin The word is a contraction of the old-Saxon word wer (which means "man") and wolf -- werwolf, manwolf. A Lycanthrope, a term often used to describe werewolves, however, is someone who suffers from a mental disease and only thinks he has changed into a wolf. The concept of werewolves, or lycanthropes, is possibly based on the myth of Lycaon. He was the king of Arcadia, and in the time of the ancient Greeks notorious for his cruelty. He tried to buy the favor of Zeus by offering him the flesh of a young child. Zeus punished him for this crime and turned him into a wolf. The legends ...
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