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• dcgamer54

  

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  April 6, 2012 5:03 PM EDT

                      Here's the link of myths:

  A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope (from the Greek λυκάνθρωπος: Template:Lan, lukos, "wolf", and ἄνθρωπος, anthrōpos, "man"), is a mythological on 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.

  Werewolves are often attributed superhuman strength, speed, and senses, far beyond those of both wolves and 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 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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  April 7, 2012 11:49 PM EDT

  Why are there links to the wiki for tons of the words.... Seems like a lot of trouble for words or things people should obviously know already...