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Also known as lycanthrope, werwolves

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).

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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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Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
shapeshifter
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WeirdTalesv36n2pg038 The Werewolf Howls.png
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Commons category
Werewolves
topic's main category
Category:Werewolves
superhuman feature or ability
lycanthropy
female form of label
mujer loba
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