The werewolf has captured human imagination for centuries. "Werewolf" literally means "man wolf". Werewolves practice lycanthropy. Lycanthropy is the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf.
The story began that a Greek king (King Lycaeon) decided to sacrifice his son to Zeus. The gods were angered as it was the last straw and Zeus turned Lycaeon into a wolf. Afterwards a cult formed about this event. It was called the Zeus Lycaeus cult.
Werewolves were highly believed in in Europe during the Middle Ages. They were taken so seriously that they were burned alive with supposed witches. They were thought to be servants of the devil, like witches. Werewolves were thought to have made pacts with the devil and sold their souls.
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