Werewolf Legends, Cases and Theories
By
Jill Stefko
The wereanimal belief or legend
is universal. In the European and American cultures, the predominant theme is
that the werecreature is a wolf. In other cultures, there are were- panthers,
werejaguars and werebears. Some societies believed that the person shape shifted
and appeared to be the animal while others believed the person became the
animal.During the Middle Ages, people in Europe believed in werewolves. Some
believed the creature was a wolf whose body was ...
Werewolf reported in Brazil
In a recent report from Brazil a woman claims to have been attacked by a 'werewolf' which scratched her arms and face. This is one of a number of such reports in recent years involving 'werewolf'-like creatures in the region."[Translated]According to the victim’s account, the creature looked like a big dog. Police is looking for a suspect that may have used a costume to attack the girl. Theinhabitants of Sã...
'Wolf-like' creature terrifies motoristsThe Beast of Cannock Chase is back - and on the hard-shoulder. Motorists on Junction 10A of the M6, near Cannock, jammed Highways Agency helplines on Wednesday morning, with reports of a 'wolf-like creature' racing between lanes at rush hour. Motorists looked on in disbelief as the three-foot long creature, described as 'greyish black', raced between lanes, dodging stunned motorists before diving for cover in nearby trees. Highways Agency staff joined motorway police to hunt for ...
Real-life werewolvesWe've all heard the werewolf legends: When the moon grows full, so goes the legend, a man is transformed into a beast — he grows hair, and acquires awesome powers. But what if it weren't the light of the moon but rather genetics that gave the werewolves of legend all that hair? The powers, though, remain the stuff of myth. For Danny Ramos Gomez, 23, genetics is the reason people call him "the wolf man." Danny has a condition called hypertrichosis, which causes his body to produ...
Man who is 'werewolf' to stand trialA woman whose apartment was allegedly broken into by a man who claimed he was a werewolf told the court Tuesday the man needs mental help, not prison. "Bob Marsh is not the monster people think he is. He has had a number of things go awry for him," said Victoria Kennedy of Fond du Lac. "He is a little more than a little mental. He needs to go to a mental health facility. He really needs help." Robert W. Marsh, 39, currently in jail, will standtrial on charges of disorderly co...
On the trail of the werewolfWerewolves. People who shapeshift into howling, bloodthirsty wolves by the light of the full moon. As Lord Byron noted, this affliction is also known as lycanthropy. It’s a superstition that dates back centuries and has been popularized by books of fiction and dozens of films. Virtually every culture on the planet has lore and traditions ofwere-creatures. But is there any truth to the werewolf legend? In medical terms, lycanthropy is applied to people who suffer from the delusion that they trans...
Phenomenon of the WerewolfA werewolf is one of the central figures of the oldest superstitions. This monster featured in numerous Hollywood blockbusters has been terrifying children and adults worldwide for thousands of years as well as vampires, witches, mermaids, ghosts and sorcerers. Werewolf is also known by the name ‘lycanthrope’ meaning “a wolf human” and originating from the Greek word Likantropia. Some dictionaries define the word as ‘turning a witch into a wolf”. The interest to the werewolf issue seems to be in...
Werewolf in Literature
A vivid
description of King Lycaons metamorphosis was given in later centuries by Ovid,
the Roman poet. With this tale, the werewolf entered popular literature that
provided plenty of eerie accounts. It held the
attention of medieval literature for almost three centuries. Certain peoples
of Poland and Lithuania were widely regarded as sorcerers who turned themselves
temporarily into wolves once a year. Similar ritualistic transformation seems to
echo in the tales of Livonia des...
Werewolves: The Myths & The Truths
Background Information: As popularly known, a
werewolf is a person who is transformed, voluntarily or involuntarily, into a
wolf under the influence of full moon.
The word werewolf is a contraction of the old-Saxon word wer (which means "man")
and wolf--werwolf, manwolf. Another term lycanthrope, often used to describe
werewolves, however, refers to someone who suffers from a mental disease of
fantasizing being a wolf. This particular mental disorder is termed lycanthropy.
So, ...
Possible Explanations of Werewolf Phenomenon
Was the werewolf
phenomenon really a matter of delusion-or drug induced madness? There was no
lack of effort to explain the werewolf behavior down through the ages. Some
asserted that it was caused by an excess of melancholy or an imbalance in
humors, the liquid or fluid part of the body. Many doctors believed that
such melancholy could lead to insanity,
hallucination and delusion. One physician recommended that the lycanthrope
should be treated with baths, purging, bleeding, di...
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