Lycanthropy Under the Moon
Lycanthropy is considered a powerful curse laid upon a human and first appeared around 2,100 BC. Humans on Earth tend to treat lycanthropy as a curse from a witch or a devil and they hunted werewolves as a way to "save the soul" of the person inflicted with the curse. Due to legend of wolves loving to howl at the moon, humans deemed wolves threats and viciously killed them to purify their lands.
Historical Basis
Lycanthropy is considered true, but not to the extent that those on Earth state. Werewolves are indeed able to change between their wolf and human form, but they can do so whenever and not just during a full moon or through use of magick, or even through the power of suggestion. Also, werewolves don't label themselves as "lycanthropes". Their ability to shift between wolf and human form comes from the goddess, Bavara, the Moon.
Spread
The legends of lycanthrophy were spread across Earth and developed from tales about tigers, bears, crocodiles, or whatever animal was considered most dangerous. This lead to stories about weretigers, werelions, and werejaguars were all centered around the pantheras.
Cultural Reception
Most humans fear what they do not know. During the medieval ages, humans treated lycanthropy as dangerous and a form of demonic possession. It has been shunned for centuries, but around the 1970s, the idea of lycanthropy grew in popularity and even became romantisized by the younger generations.
In Literature
Depending on the story, lycanthropy can be written as monstrous, but the dark paranormal romance stories depict them as overly sexual and dominated, hence the term "Alpha Male" came into being for toxic masculinity. These type of stories are written by humans with no knowledge of true werewolf lore.
In Art
Often, lycanthropes are depicted standing on their hind feet and walk around as humans, able to grab things and use weapons. True depictions of werewolves are simply taller, stockier wolves.
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