In one instance, the guy urinated around himself in a circle afterward charming, right? Sometimes the clothes would turn to stone afterward. Being blessed - Sometimes gods would bless people and turn them into werewolves. This happened in some old, obscure legends about Zeus and Apollo in Greek myth, and some people into the Middle Ages made this claim that they were a werewolf because they had been blessed by God. Being cursed - Conversely, being a werewolf could also be a curse from a god including Zeus or the Christian God.
Performing a certain ritual - This is a very, very broad one. There were lots of elaborate and some not so elaborate rituals that a person could do to become a werewolf. Eating human flesh - This was pretty common, too.
If someone tasted human blood or ate human flesh, they might become a werewolf. Sometimes this also involved certain ritual and a curse from a god again, often in Greek myth , but not always. If you like my werewolf blog, be sure to check out my other stuff! When they reach that point, their body starts to change rapidly, their urges to transform start to show more and more, almost uncontrollably. So a female werewolf is called a she-werewolf or a werewolfess while a male werewolf is called a he-werewolf, obviously.
There does not appear to be a standard masculine suffix in Modern English. A dhampir is a creature that is half human and half vampire. Dhampirs can also drink blood and are immortal like vampires, but do not have the same weaknesses. A Tribrid is is a Hybrid with a combination of the three supernatural species Vampire, Werewolf and Witch. They are a strong, handsome species who can assume either wholly human or wholly serpentine form and are potentially dangerous but often beneficial to humans.
Like "Dracula," "The Wolf Man" is built on legends and stories that have existed for thousands of years. But silver bullets, the full moon, wolfsbane and the incurable curse of lycanthropy have more to do with Hollywood than with history. In stories and folklore, there are all kinds of ways to become a werewolf, and the process isn't always involuntary or even permanent. In spite of these differences, most werewolves in movies and old stories have something in common.
They are dangerous, cunning and even evil, and they inspire fear and dread. So what is it about the idea of turning into a wild animal that's so intriguing and alarming? Why do these stories exist in so many cultures around the world? Do werewolf stories have any foundation in medical or scientific fact, or are they simply the product of imagination? In this article, we'll explore how people become werewolves and what happens during the transformation.
We'll also look into what werewolves represent in different cultures, and we'll examine the medical conditions and historical events that have led some communities to believe that werewolves really exist. Characters in "The Wolf Man" break off wolfsbane stems and attach the flowers to their clothing. This isn't a very good idea. Wolfsbane is extremely poisonous -- the word "wolfsbane" probably comes from people using it to poison wolves.
Horticulturalists recommend wearing gloves while working with the plant and thoroughly washing your hands afterward. It's hard to pin down the world's first reference to werewolves. One of the oldest known written works on the planet, "The Epic of Gilgamesh," is a likely candidate. In it, Gilgamesh refuses to become the lover of the goddess Ishtar because of her cruel treatment of her previous suitors.
Ishtar turned one man, a shepherd, into a wolf, making him the enemy of his friends, his sheep and even his own dogs. Ishtar isn't the only ancient god to change a mortal into a wolf. Lycaon suspects that the visitor is immortal, so he devises a test. He serves human meat to his guest, who unfortunately turns out to be the god Jupiter.
Jupiter immediately recognizes the meat's origin, and he transforms Lycaon into a wolf. Lycaon's name and the word lycanthropy both come from the same root -- the Greek word lykos , meaning wolf. Both of these works are ancient, and they suggest that the idea of men turning into wolves has been around for about as long as human civilization has. On top of being old, the idea is widespread. For the most part, if wolves live or have lived in a particular region, that region's folk tales include werewolves.
In regions where there are no wolves, stories describe people turning into other carnivorous animals. Stories from parts of Africa describe people turning into hyenas or crocodiles.
In Chinese folk tales, people become tigers, and in Japanese stories, they become foxes. Some Russian stories describe people who turn into bears. In all of these stories, shape-shifters tend to inspire fear. That fear comes from three basic sources:. Being bitten isn't the only way to become a werewolf, though. Next, we'll take a look at other methods used to transform from a human into a wolf.
The word "lycanthropy" originally referred to a mental illness -- a delusion of being a werewolf. Today, many people use "lycanthropy" to mean "the ability to transform into a wolf" and "lycanthrope" to mean "werewolf.
In the earliest literary mentions of werewolves, gods use lycanthropy as punishment. The idea of werewolves as punished men is also part of a number of folk tales, although gods aren't always part of the story. Sometimes, someone simply becomes a werewolf as a result of bad behavior -- or someone whose behavior is bad turns out to be a werewolf. The transgression often has something to do with sexual excess, and the culprit is usually male.
In one tale, a woman suspects that her husband is a werewolf. One day, while he's at work in the fields, a wolf comes into her kitchen and attacks her. It bites her skirt or apron, which is usually red, and runs away. When the husband returns, his wife sees part of her skirt caught in his teeth. The double entendres abound. When lycanthropy is a punishment, the transformation is sometimes permanent. The offender remains a wolf or transforms into a wolf at various times throughout his life.
In other stories, the man becomes a wolf for a number of years, usually seven or nine. Then, he gets better. But in other folk tales, becoming a werewolf isn't a punishment -- it's a gift and a source of power.
Stories describe articles of clothing like belts or straps that allow the wearer to become a wolf. This has a number of perks, including a pantry perpetually stocked with chickens and wild game.
In several German versions of this story, the belt is made from the skin of a wolf. If the belt is destroyed, the ability to transform disappears, too. In depictions like these, the transformation from human to wolf is voluntary -- it doesn't depend on the phase of the moon. A man can change from human to wolf and back whenever he likes, as long as he has the right clothing. Such stories are common in several northern European countries, including Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
This may also tie in to the Norse berserk warriors, who were named for the bear skin they wore in battle. In some folk tales, becoming a werewolf requires removing clothes rather than putting them on. The werewolf can only regain his human form by getting back into his clothes, although the stories don't typically explain how he does this without human hands or thumbs. In one tale, a man and his companions travel into the woods. The man removes his clothes, urinates in a circle around them -- causing them to turn into stone -- and runs off into the forest.
Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms and the autumn moon is bright. Werewolf also know as lycan is a human that has the ability to shapeshift into a ferocious wolf and wolf-like beast.
They are one of the most common supernatural creatures found in both stone cities and forests. When the gravitational forces are at a certain point, the humanoid changes because I guess the moon means nothing anymore.
The essence of having a wolf spirit within one's body is called Lycanthropy. All things that are supernatural have a scientific explanation to them, but in doing so eradicates the mystique to them. Werewolves have been around for many years. People dont think that they are real, but they are to some people.
They might also be real to flat earthers and anti-vaxxers, or people who think demons come out of the television when you watch scary movies. He had hair on his body, therefore scientifically he looked like a werewolf.
That is the only requirement. Lots of hair. Werewolves are known to be aggressive even in human form but if you were to write a character in that way there would be no contrast in their character and they would be very one dimensional and boring. It would be more interesting if the person was sickly and needed the werewolf curse to feel alive. Doesn't that sound so much better than some teenager with anger problems?
Tyler Lockwood because apparently everything I know about werewolves comes from a version years after they were originally depicted. Those with the werewolf curse still latent can exhibit some supernatural traits which can be triggered by aggression, along with unusual physical strength for the person's given a size but they cannot fully transform.
Also, werewolves have a higher body temperature than humans because once again everything I know about werewolves come from one movie I watched once.
Tyler says this when he just activated his curse. He says that he feels as if his skin is on fire. With the curse activated their eyes turn yellow while enraged.
Activating the curse is also painful. When there is a full moon after sunset they will transform into canine form, looking very much like a timber-wolf, although larger.
They can also be distinguished from regular wolves by their displays of supernatural strength and speed. A werewolf doesn't wear any clothes — not even undergarments, though in beast form it is not necessary. Although, they will face some problems when they turn back into humans.
All werewolves were, in the past, once humans who were infected by the werewolf curse when they were bitten or scratched by a transformed or transforming werewolf. Werewolves are more common than other supernatural beings as humans can be infected by methods more than just bite such as a scratch or uncommonly drinking from their paw print on a full moon. A werewolf will leave a lifelong scar or bite mark after infecting a victim.
This makes werewolves relatively easy to identify whilst in their human state. It is thought that humans are much more vulnerable to lycanthropy during teenage years. They might also have a bloodline that ended centuries ago that are boiling up again. Artificial Werewolves can be made a mixture of the rare herbs Sitsuie and Hirsasu , transforming an individual into a werewolf if they were injected by this. These werewolves had enhanced strength, were consumed by a savage fury.
They appeared to remain in lupine form indefinably, and were vulnerable no mortal means of death. Those who were born as werewolves or were bit very young don't reach full "wolf maturity" until they reach puberty, which is somewhere between the age of 11 and When they reach that point, their body starts to change rapidly, their urges to transform start to show more and more, almost uncontrollably. At this point, they may only be able to partially shift, showing maybe only fur and fangs.
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