A werewolf is also known as a lycanthrope (" wolf-man"), is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction.
Werewolves are shape-shifting creatures with unusual speed, strength, reflexes, and senses. They can be like other supernatural creatures, a werewolf is known for having extraordinary abilities.
They have super senses of sight, smell, and hearing. Furthermore, werewolves are very fast and have speedy healing abilities. A werewolf can share its thoughts with other werewolves.
Wolves have 42 teeth, they have four toes with claws in an oval shape, they mate for life. A litter of wolves is usually 4 to 6 pups. The pups are born deaf and blind with bright blue eyes, a pack of wolves can range from 2 to over 30 wolves but it depends. Wolves can run at 36 to 38 MPH.
However, a werewolf cannot be killed by silver crosses or holy water like vampires but they are killed with silver bullets. When they die, they turn back to their human forms, a werewolf's main weakness is their vulnerability to silver or any substance containing silver, as they can be killed with a silver knife or bullet. Contact with silver will hurt them, an injection of silver nitrate was able to kill one.
To become a werewolf, it is necessary to be bitten by a werewolf in its wolfish form at the time of the full moon. When the werewolf's saliva mingles with the victim's blood, then contamination will occur.
Werewolves have enhanced senses like vampires, albeit less developed, they can hear things humans cannot, such as the Gilbert Device, however, they were not shown to have the hearing capabilities of vampires. They also have heightened taste senses.
The werewolves don't live forever but they don't age for some time until they can stop fasing into wolves, but they live in the woods, far away from the human world. They are hiding not all human knowledge of their existence, they believe humans as weak creatures.
werewolf in European folklore, a man who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals, people, or corpses but returns to human form by the day.
One of the earliest known werewolf legends comes from a greek mythology. According to the legend, a man named Lycaon angered Zeus, the lord of the Gods, when he served Zeus a meal made from human flesh. As punishment, the enlarged Zeus turned Lycaon into a wolf and that was how werewolves came into existence.
werewolves are scared of transgressing the border between human and animals, werewolves illustrate a fear of the devil and his followers undermining human, particularly christian, society. Accounts of the humans turning into wolves are found as early as the ancient Norwegian Volsunga Saga or Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The werewolf is a widespread concept in European folklore, existing in many variants, which are related by a common development of a Christian interpretation of underlying European folklore developed during the medieval period. From the early modern period, werewolf beliefs also spread to the New World with colonialism.
Belief in werewolves developed in parallel to the belief in witches, in the course of the late middle ages and the early modern period. Like the witchcraft trials as a whole, the trial of supposed werewolves emerged in what is now Switzerland ( especially the Valais and Vaud) in the early 15th century and spread throughout Europe in the 16th, peaking in the 17th and subsiding by the 18th century.
It's unclear exactly when and where the werewolf legend originated. Some scholars believed the werewolf made its debut in the epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest known western prose when Gilgamesh jilted a potential lover because she turned her previous mate into a wolf.
Werewolf made another early appearance in Greek mythology with the legend of Lycaon. When he angered the God Zeus, he turned Lycaon and his sons into wolves as punishment.
Werewolves also emerged in early Nordic folklore. The saga of the Volsungs tells the story of a father and son who discovered wolf pelts that have the power to turn people into a wolf for ten days. The father-son duo donned the pelts, transformed into wolves, and went on a killing rampage in the forest. Their rampage ended when the father attacked his son, causing a lethal wound, the son only survived because a kind raven gave the father a leaf with healing powers.
Some legends maintain werewolves shape-shifted at will due to a curse. Others state they transformed with the help of an enchanted sash or a cloak made of wolf pelt. Still, others claim people became wolves after being scratched or bit by a werewolf.
In many werewolf stories, a person turns into a wolf when there's a full moon - and the theory may not be far-fetched. According to a study conducted at Australia's Calvary Mater Newcastle hospital, a full moon brings out the "beast" in many humans. The study found that of the 91 violent, acute behavior incidents at the hospital between August 2008 and July 2009, 23 percent happened during a full moon.
Werewolves can be seen as representing the duality of human beings as both animal and spiritual beings. The animal nature is generally repressed, controlled by the human rational mind and social norms, but may be released when the moon transforms, concomitantly transforming the person. This darker side of human nature is uncontrollably aggressive and without morality, is, unfortunately, a reality. The transformation that we hope for, however, comes with the light of a new "moon", the light of true love, which will reveal the true goodness of human beings.
They look like regular people during the day. But when the moon is full, they turn into a hairy- and- scary- monster! And when the full moon disappears they turn back into a person.
It's hard to pin down the world's first reference to werewolves. One of the oldest known written works on the planet, "The Epic of Gilgamesh," is a likely candidate. In it, Gilgamesh refuses to become the lover of the goddess Ishtar because of her cruel treatment of her previous suitors. Ishtar turned one man, a shepherd, into a wolf, making him the enemy of his friends, his sheep and even his own dogs.
Ishtar isn't the only ancient god to change a mortal into a wolf. In Ovid's "The Metamorphoses," a traveler visits the home of King Lycaon of Acadia. Lycaon suspects that the visitor is immortal, so he devises a test. He serves human meat to his guest, who unfortunately turns out to be the god Jupiter. Jupiter immediately recognizes the meat's origin, and he transforms Lycaon into a wolf. Lycaon's name and the word lycanthropy both come from the same root -- the Greek word lykos, meaning wolf.
Both of these works are ancient, and they suggest that the idea of men turning into wolves has been around for about as long as human civilization has. On top of being old, the idea is widespread. For the most part, if wolves live or have lived in a particular region, that region's folk tales include werewolves. In regions where there are no wolves, stories describe people turning into other carnivorous animals. Stories from parts of Africa describe people turning into hyenas or crocodiles. In Chinese folk tales, people become tigers, and in Japanese stories, they become foxes. Some Russian stories describe people who turn into bears.
In all of these stories, shape-shifters tend to inspire fear. That fear comes from three basic sources:
The animal that the person becomes is a large, powerful carnivore -- it's frightening even without supernatural intervention.
In undergoing the transformation, the person becomes something he fears, and he has no way of escaping himself.
If lycanthropy is transmitted by a bite, a victim faces the threat of ongoing, perpetually terrifying transformations should he survive the encounter.
Being bitten isn't the only way to become a werewolf, though.
Mira's Pov: I am Mira Parker, the daughter of the Alpha of the Crystal Mountain pack. We are the weakest pack in America, we are larger than before, but a lot of pack members left the pack, claiming they don't want to be called weakly because they are from the Crystal Mountain pack. But from my discovery, I heard that our pack was among the strongest pack in America before, my father got married to my mother, but the reasons behind this mystery, I don't know. I have always longed to restore our pack's dignity. I always say that to my parents and my elder sisters who care about nothing in this world apart from fashion, but except for our pack being smaller in size and being declared the weakest, still, we all live in peace and harmony. I have two sisters, although they are older than me. I am stronger than them, except Khole but they are more beautiful than me. I am just a plain girl with a small breast and butt. I don't like showing off because there Is nothing for me to show off
Mira's Pov: Khloe entered the car and wanted to start the car without Vivian, I looked at her from the back and found that she was determined to leave Vivian behind. I then asked her without minding the atmosphere. "Khloe, take it easy, are we leaving without Vivian?" . . . She glared at me before stopping the car. I wonder if she will rule our pack with this behavior of hers but Vivian won't come out now, she is always the first person to finish dressing up and still comes out late, I don't even understand that girl. I was still thinking when she opened the front door and entered smiling like an idiot despite the atmosphere being suffocating and Khloe's aura choking us. "Hey Khloe we know you are the future alpha but please reduce your aura before you ruin my makeup". Vivian said to Khloe, making me roll my eyes at her for saying the last part, like seriously we are choking but all she thinks is her makeup. Khloe reduced her aura and relaxed back to the seat, did she do tha
Mira's Pov: " But why father? Why arranged marriage?" I asked my father, heartbroken. Who does arrange marriage these days, it is arcadic. "Mira, our pack is the weakest among these Americans," my father said sternly to me. I don't understand what the pack being the weakest has to do with this trauma that I found myself into. "Father, what does the pack being the weakest have to do with this arrangement?" I asked my father. "Our pack can be threatened by any other packs, they might want to challenge me for my Alpha position and this pack," he said to me. But let me get it straight, my father wants me to get married because of the pack, I can't believe it. "Hey pull yourself together, we just can't conclude now, and besides though it looks like is true, we need to know the reasons," heaven said too calmly, I know she was trying to console me, and is fucking working, I need to calm my nerves. "But father we can challenge any pack and you can't assume such a thing," I told my fa
Mira's Pov: After packing my clothes in only one bag, since I don't own many clothes, I packed the ones that still looked presentable. I cleaned up to remove the sweat caused by the run I had with heaven some minutes ago. Once am through, I turned and look at Sandra who gave me a small smile and a thumb up by telling me how strong and loving I am, I mutter thanks to her for her help and encouragement before closing the door behind me and ascending the stairs with my suitcase to the parking spot where all my family members were waiting for me. I noticed a red Lamborghini behind the car is my father and one huge man in his forties discussing if I am not mistaken it is the beta of the bright moon pack, so he has finally arrived to pick me up. . . . "And here comes the bride, my loving daughter," my father said to the beta, making him and my family members turn around, they were all looking at me with pity and even the beta made me feel scared. "Is Nicholas that bad or scary?" I ha
Mira's Pov: I continued the walk down the lane with the beta until we reached a room. The room was closed with a big giant door. According to the beta, it is their dining room where the alpha, luna, and other rank members await my return. I swallowed hard, and still my breath before gesturing for the beta to go ahead and open the door, he gave me a small smile before pushing the door wide open. "She looks so beautiful in person, then in pictures," a woman around her fifties scream at the top of her voice filling the once quiet room with her scream when smiling genuinely at me, yes this smile is genuine and very contagious, I gave her a small smile when staring at them all confusingly. . . . "Oh! Silly me… let me introduce myself," she said to me after noticing my confused state, I smile at her again, God damn it this woman is fucking beautiful, she still looks young and fresh. She doesn't look her age, you can't know her age if you see her, because she looks younger than he
Mira's Pov: I was awoken from my deep slumber by a knock, I used the pillow to cover my head when telling Khloe to stop the sound that she was disturbing me. "Miss, please open the door, the breakfast is ready," an ecstatic voice said from the locked door making me jump out of the bed like seriously I thought I was in my old room in our packhouse. I scratched my head and grumpy sign but the sound continued coming from the door. "Miss, are you ok?" The person asked me, I am sure she is an omega but she has an amazing voice. I was still enjoying that heavenly voice when she interrupted me. "Miss, please can you open the door. Miss, are you well? Why are you not responding please?" She continued asking me, and I was there enjoying the voice and smiling at her caring nature. She reminds me of my sister Vivian, her caring nature. The event of yesterday came rushing into my head, tears stung my eyes but I insist on not shading any more tears for something that I can't reverse but wait
Mira's Pov: We both snapped our heads to the door where the sound was coming from, she instantly stood up and composed herself, from the look of things she kind of looked scared does it mean she might know who was at the door. "What is it, do you have any idea who might be the person at the door?" I asked her, she nodded her head positively at me. "I am sure that the person is the head maid," she said looking scared. Why is she always scared of small things? "But what is she doing here?" I asked her ignoring the sound coming from the locked door, she glanced at me before answering me. " Maybe she was here to know why you haven't come down for breakfast and what I was doing in your room for this long without bringing you down for morning food," she mumbled looking down. I brushed her shoulder to calm her nerves before walking to the door, I unlocked the door, and the supposed head maid tries to slap the person that opens the door but her hand hung in the air when she saw that it
Mira's Pov: My stomach flips as I stare at the Greek God standing in front of me. He is incredibly alluring with short black jet hair, strong jawlines, and athletic slimness in his body as his shirt hugs his body. He is drop-dead gorgeous, I stifled the urge to run into his hands and mark him as mine. My eyes tingled with amusement as I muttered the word "Mate," I tried taking a step forward but he took a step back as he eyed me up and down with a look of disgust. This is not the first impression I want to leave on my mate, the look on his face and the way he stares at me as if the moon goddess made a mistake fucking hurt me. I peered at myself to know if I was wearing the wrong clothes, I tried taking a step forward again but he stopped me. "What do you think you are doing?" He snarled at me causing me to stop at my track. "We are mates," I said to him. "Are you from this pack," he asked me with an authorized tone. He speaks with authority and a powerful aura revolves around him