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Werwolf
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mythische Figur, die einen sich in einen Wolf verwandelten Menschen darstellt
A werewolf is a figure from folklore who can transform into a wolf or a wolf-human hybrid creature, either by choice or through a curse or affliction. The concept has endured for centuries, with recorded references dating back to ancient Roman and medieval sources, and continues to appear in modern fiction where transformations are typically linked to the full moon and spread through werewolf bites.
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- Mythical creature.name
- Werewolf
- Mythical creature.image
- WeirdTalesv36n2pg038 The Werewolf Howls.png
- Mythical creature.caption
- Illustration of a werewolf in the woodlands at night in the story The Werewolf Howls (November 1941)
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Mythology
- Mythical creature.AKA
- Lycanthrope
- Mythical creature.Similar_entities
- Skinwalker
- Mythical creature.Folklore
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- Subclass of
- shapeshifter
- Image
- WeirdTalesv36n2pg038 The Werewolf Howls.png
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- Commons category
- Werewolves
- topic's main category
- Category:Werewolves
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- superhuman feature or ability
- lycanthropy
- female form of label
- mujer loba
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Ein Werwolf (von germanisch wer ‚Mann‘; vgl. auch lateinisch vir, niederländisch weerwolf, altenglisch wer[e]wulf, in den skandinavischen Sprachen varulv) ist in Mythologie, Sage und Dichtung ein Mensch, der sich in einen Wolf verwandeln kann. Als Phänomen gehört er zum großen Komplex der Wertiere (Therianthropie – von griech. thēríon: ‚wildes Tier‘ und ἄνθρωπος ánthrōpos: ‚Mensch‘), der sich in Religion und Mythologie weltweit findet.
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