Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope (from the Greek λυκάνθρωπος: λύκος, lukos, "wolf", and ἄνθρωπος, anthrōpos, "man"), is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse
and/or lycanthropic affliction via a bite or scratch from a werewolf,
or some other means. This transformation is often associated with the
appearance of the full moon, as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase of Tilbury, and perhaps in earlier times among the ancient Greeks through the writings of Petronius.
In addition to the natural characteristics inherent to both wolves
and humans, werewolves are often attributed strength and speed far
beyond those of wolves or men. The werewolf is generally held as a European
character, although its lore spread through the world in later times.
Shape-shifters, similar to werewolves, are common in tales from all over
the world, most notably amongst the Native Americans, though most of them involve animal forms other than wolves.
Werewolves are a frequent subject of modern fiction,
although fictional werewolves have been attributed traits distinct from
those of original folklore. For example, the ideas that werewolves are
only vulnerable to silver bullets
or pierced by silver weapons, or that they can cause others to become
werewolves by biting or wounding them derive from works of modern
fiction. Werewolves continue to endure in modern culture and fiction,
with books, films and television shows cementing the werewolf's stance
as a dominant figure in horror.
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