Werewolf - this is a mythological and folklore being capable of acquiring wolf form as a human being, or human qualities characterized by a wolf, who has alienated the fate of the curse. International werewolf name - lycanthropy - comes from two Greek words junction: Lyca, meaning wolf and anthropological meaning man.
History
It is believed that the human metamorphosis wolf usually occurs shining full moon, and werewolves have special powers and a very strong sensations, sharply push the limits of both human and wolf abilities. Myths and legends about these mysterious creatures, which started from the beginning of time, the audience was moved by the ancient and medieval horror people do not lose interest and today - modern fiction literature, film and television are showing werewolves, which injured only silver bullets.
How to recognize a werewolf?
European folklore is mentioned in a number of characters which can be identified even when he was a werewolf in human form - this being issued by adults over the nose eyebrows, curled claws beneath the ears and mechanically gait. A reliable way to find out if your suspect is really a werewolf - he cut the skin to the blood, if it is really that which you are afraid of it, the wound was replaced by coat. According to Russian stories, werewolf be issued after his tongue growing hair. Meanwhile, the animal form of the werewolf can be identified by the fact that it has no tail (which is common to all animals, which turns into a witch) is normally higher than normal wolf, to the human eye. Sweden believed that werewolves likeness of wolves running out on three legs, portraying the fourth leg is the tail, which they do not.
Who becomes a werewolf?
It was believed that the werewolf could be using a variety of ways, one of the easiest - to strip naked, and gird belt made ??of wolf skin, or robe wolf fur. It was also believed to be an effective body rub Wonder sage or drink rainwater from the wolf. Italy, France and Germany it was believed that a person can turn into a werewolf, if Wednesday or Friday night to fall asleep the moon is full-versa shining directly into his face. Was spreading stories that a person can be converted to this mythological creature against his will if he bites a werewolf or other anathematized it become so. It was also believed that if the birth takes place in educating new moon, and werewolves can be born. Werewolves also sometimes were considered epileptic persons.
Werewolves - worldwide Argentina werewolves called lobison. It was believed that in most cases, becomes the seventh son of the family (and the seventh daughter is doomed to be a witch). Lobison, become hairy monster, supposedly having both human and wolf characteristics, roam the hills and mountains, mainly eating carrion, and if found a man - suddenly attacked him. They say that if the attacker victim is going through, it is also becoming lobison, but it happens infrequently, because the majority of people still die from the deadly wild monster paws and mouth. By the twentieth century. the legend of the werewolf in Argentina has been so popular that the birth of the son of the seventh in a row, the parents usually leave him, he gave adopt or even killed. Finland werewolves are considered to be sufficiently melancholy beings. According to legend, becoming them against their will, unintentionally, out of ignorance by making something that makes a person wears, or becomes a victim of spell. The country's mythology and legend says that the werewolf in a still day and night, he wanders around the house, cattle feeding damage and only occasionally people walking door-to-door to expecting that someone will recognize him. If this is the case (for example, the mother recognizes that werewolf - this is her son), supposedly able to break the spell calling a man his baptismal name or giving him to eat bread. It is said that once, regained his human appearance, the former werewolf still has a tail, which carries up to his death. Some saunas in Finland can be observed in the sauna benches, which are specially made ??hole former werewolves tail, that these would be comfortable to sit in. Portugal werewolves called treasure-Homem. In most cases it is mild and do not attack people. Treasure-Homem night comes into the highways and dirt crawling after turning into wolves. Then they allegedly fleeing to the countryside, howl loudly, but without harming anyone. According to legend, these shy and sad Portuguese werewolves can be easily identified from yellow ish short tail. However, in this country lives and wicked werewolves, whose nature is associated with the devil, evil, black magic and witchcraft. They can be identified by a specific eye shape. In Russia, according to legend, werewolves usually becomes their faith - in order to do a man goes into the forest, will stick to the tree bronze knife and dancing around him speaking special spells. Ritual reaches its peak, wolf spirit overwhelms the human soul, and it becomes a werewolf.
