Therianthropes

In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek ), is an individual who can shapeshift into a wolf or therianthropic hybrid wolf–humanlike creature, either voluntarily or involuntarily due to a curse or other affliction. In modern fiction, especially film, transformations are often depicted as triggered by the full moon and transmitted by a bite or scratch from another werewolf. Early sources for belief in this ability or affliction, called lycanthropy, are Petronius (27–66) and Gervase of Tilbury (1150–1228).

thumb|The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers () were Scandinavian warriors who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the modern English adjective berserk . Berserkers are attested to in numerous Old Norse sources.

Wendigo () is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from Algonquian folklore. The concept of the wendigo has been widely used in literature and other works of art, such as social commentary and horror fiction.

thumb |One of six kelpies in the globe fountain at Shuttle Row near to Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

right|thumb|220px|The of the Sasakibara Family () from the Buson Yōkai Emaki by [[Yosa Buson. It depicts a cat in Nagoya that would wear a napkin on its head and dance. Unlike which have two tails, the bakeneko has only one tail.]] The '''''' (, "changed cat") is a type of Japanese , or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a , or supernatural cat. It is often confused with the , another cat-like . The distinction between them is often ambiguous, but the largest difference is that the has two tails, while the has only one.

thumb|"" from the Hyakkai Zukan by [[Sawaki Suushi]]

In Navajo culture, a skin-walker () or skinwalker is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers.

any of several folk traditions in East Asia describing a fox-like apparition

A werecat (also written in a hyphenated form as were-cat) is an analog to "werewolf" for a feline therianthropic creature.

Strigoi in Romanian mythology are troubled spirits that are said to have risen from the grave. They are attributed with the abilities to transform into a beast, become invisible, and to gain vitality from the blood of their victims. Bram Stoker's Dracula may be a modern interpretation of the Strigoi through their historic links with vampirism.

archetype in myth

In Mesoamerican and Toltec spiritual traditions, a Nagual (from the Nahuatl word nāhualli) refers to a human being who can access spiritual power through transformation or deep connection with their tonal counterpart. This ability is not merely about shapeshifting but also about guiding spiritual development and fostering personal transformation by bridging the physical and metaphysical realms.

thumb|Tsuchigumo, from Bakemono no e scroll, [[Brigham Young University]] is a historical Japanese derogatory term for renegade local clans, primarily during the Asuka, Nara, and early Heian periods, and also the name for a race of spider-like in Japanese folklore. Alternative names for the historical groups include , and for the mythological Tsuchigumo, and . In the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the name was phonetically spelled with the four kanji (for the four morae tsu-chi-gu-mo). References to "tsuchigumo" appear in the chronicles associated with Emperor Jimmu, Emperor Keiko, and Empress Jingū

right|thumb|240px|Erysichthon sells his daughter Mestra. An engraving from among Johann Wilhelm Baur's illustrations of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Poseidon can be seen in the lower-left background. In Greek mythology, Mestra (, Mēstra) was a daughter of Erysichthon of Thessaly. Antoninus Liberalis called her Hypermestra and Erysichthon Aethon. According to Ovid, she was married to the thief Autolycus.

right|thumb|upright=0.90|Jorōgumo from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by [[Toriyama Sekien.]]

thumb|Depiction of the Pwca in Wirt Sikes's book British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions, 1880

sacred woman of supernatural origin, central to the Lakota religion

thumb|Illustration of Sadhbh by Arthur Rackham, 1910

Indonesian Boar Demon

A Pricolici (pronounced /pri.koˈlit͡ʃʲ/) (same form in plural) is a Romanian vampire with werewolf-like attributes, transformed from a child breastfed after its mother has weaned it risks.

thumb|A hyena as depicted in a medieval bestiary|alt=A hyena hunches over a prone male figure on a bed or platform, biting his shoulder. The hyena is portrayed with spines along its back and tail, and with bird-like talons. In folklore, a werehyena (a neologism coined in analogy to werewolf) is a creature which can shapeshift into a hyena. The creature has origins across countless African cultures. It is also present in tales on the Arabian Peninsula. Unlike werewolves and other therianthropes, which are usually portrayed as being originally human, some werehyena lore tells of how they can als

thumb|A stone Olmec werejaguar, showing common werejaguar characteristics including a downturned mouth, almond-shaped eyes, pleated ears, a headdress with headband, and a crossed-bars icon on the chest The werejaguar was both an Olmec motif and a supernatural entity, perhaps a deity.

mythical creature in Meitei folklore