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In folklore, a werewolf [a] (from Old English werwulf 'man-wolf'), or occasionally lycanthrope [b] (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, lykánthrōpos, 'wolf-human'), is an individual who can shape-shift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction, often a bite or the occasional ...
Clinical lycanthropy is a rare psychiatric syndrome that involves a delusion that the affected person can transform into, has transformed into, or is a non-human animal. [1] Its name is associated with the mythical condition of lycanthropy, a supernatural affliction in which humans are said to physically shapeshift into wolves. [2]
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...
In India, the Rakshasa has the power to transform into any animal. So, in hunting down the werewolf, we have to look to Hollywood and to a small little rivulet of folklore that pop culture ...
Though Amy rocked that werewolf look, the ambush makeover team at "Kathie Lee & Hoda" decided to do her and her mom a favor and give Amy a whole new look. Without whiskers this time.
Werebat: Human with the ability to change into a bat-like form, appears in modern fiction. [4] [5] Werecoyote: Human with the ability to change into a coyote form comparable to a werewolf, [6] appears in modern fiction. [7] [8] [9] [6] It has been associated with America. [6]
George's scratch turned Nina into a werewolf. Nina struggled to cope with her condition, as well as seeing George kill Herrick. [3] Annie was the first person Nina turned to when she learned that she had become a werewolf. Annie helped Nina during her first transformation and stayed with her the first night, providing her with a coat. [4]
Captain America is then captured by the supervillain Nightshade, who transforms him into a werewolf. "Capwolf" finds that he has been captured alongside superheroes with werewolf-like powers, such as Jameson, Wolfsbane, and Werewolf By Night, and leads them to defeat Nightshade. They then face Dredmund, and destroy the magical stone that gives ...