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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 ...
According to legend, the establishment of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius began when the grand duke Gediminas dreamt of an iron wolf howling near the hill. Lithuanian goddess Medeina was described as a single, unwilling to get married, though voluptuous and beautiful huntress. She was depicted as a she-wolf with an escort of wolves.
Like other monster-inspired legends, werewolves have appeared in folklore for ... myth and folklore does not put the emphasis on transformation into the wolf that’s so common in American pop ...
Zeus turning Lycaon into a wolf; engraving by Hendrik Goltzius.. In Greek mythology, Lycaon (/laɪˈkeɪɒn/; Attic Greek: Λυκάων, romanized: Lukáōn, Attic Greek: [ly.kǎː.ɔːn]) was a king of Arcadia who, in the most popular version of the myth, killed and cooked his son Nyctimus and served him to Zeus, to see whether the god was sufficiently all-knowing to recognize human flesh.
This coincides with the French Catholic loup-garou stories, according to which the method for turning into a werewolf is to break Lent seven years in a row. [citation needed] A common blood sucking legend says that the rougarou is under the spell for 101 days. After that time, the curse is transferred from person to person when the rougarou ...
The song "Blood for Blood (Faoladh)" by German power-metal band Powerwolf is heavily inspired by the werewolves of Ossory legends. [19] The book The Misadventures of Myndil Plodostirr, a historical fantasy novel by author Michelle Franklin, has the Werewolves of Ossory (Faoladh) as heroes who befriend and fight alongside the protagonist.
The wulver is said by the Shetland folklorist Jessie Saxby to be benevolent, [3] [4] although later accounts state that they became violent if provoked. [5] They were generally friendly to locals, however, and were known to share the fish they caught with them.
"Werewolves" is your basic everyday lean-and-mean dystopian werewolf-as-zombie action thriller, with elements lifted from the pandemic and the "Purge" films. It’s not a good movie, but it’s a ...