Werewolf Mythology

Werewolves have been a prominent staple of mythology in many cultures throughout history. This is particularly true in many Native American cultures, who believed that population could often shape-shift into many other animals besides wolves.

Werewolf Mythology

Werewolf Mythology

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Werewolf Mythology

Werewolf Mythology

A werewolf is commonly a vertebrate that is half-man, half-wolf. Each culture's mythology is very different on the specifics. Sometimes the man can convert into a wolf voluntarily by wearing a magic belt or drinking water from the footprint of a wolf. Other times, he can be put under a curse by a god or a witch. Sometimes, a man might turn into a werewolf because he fell asleep under a full moon. Often, a scratch or a bite from an additional one werewolf can cause man to become a werewolf themselves.

A werewolf generally has heightened senses and compel which is beyond that displayed by either a man or a wolf.

Werewolves do commonly have vulnerabilities, however. One of the most common is a severe aversion to silver. Often, werewolves can only be killed by shooting them with a silver bullet. Sometimes, silver knives or silver-tipped canes can also be employed to enforce damage upon a werewolf. In some variations, werewolves are so sensitive to silver that even touching it can cause burns, and even the sight of it can cause nausea.

Perhaps the earliest werewolf myth comes from excellent Greek Mythology. Lycaon was a cruel king who tried to play a trick on Zeus by serving him Food which contained the remains of a small child. When Zeus found out about this, he became extremely angry and turned Lycaon into a wolf. He then proceeded to kill all 50 of Lycaon's sons.

Werewolf stories were even more common throughout medieval Europe, and they were often connected with vampire stories. Serial murders were often explained as being the work of vampires or werewolves. Many cultures believed that werewolves were the forerunners of vampires, and that when a werewolf died; his corpse came back as a vampire. For this reason, most population who were suspected to be werewolves were cremated rather than buried.

Werewolves continue to enjoy popularity even to this day in books and movies. Werewolf in London, The Wolf Man, and Wolf are a few films that achieved total success. Teen Wolf was a film from the 80's that took a lighter look at werewolves. The blockbuster Twilight series which is so beloved today also features werewolves. In earlier movies, the trend was to make the werewolves appear extremely anthropomorphic, but more up-to-date films portray them as huge wolves.

Werewolf Mythology

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