1. WEREWOLVES

2. SUMMARY
Introduction
First Stories
Werewolf’s Specs
Modern Cases
Contents With Werewolves
Conclusion

3. Introduction
Greek : λυκάνθρωπος:
λύκος lukos, "wolf«
άνθρωπος, anthrōpos, man
Old English : Were => Wear
Wearing wolf skin.
•It’s a mythological creature
•A bridge between Human and Animal
•A.k.a. Lycaon.

4. First Stories
 Greek traditions
Herodotus (VeBC) with the trip in Scythia.
Lycaon King of Arcadia.
 Roman traditions
Linked to Lycaon, The Lycaon Mount
 Europe
Often seen as evil because
of christian religion

5. Werewolf Specifications
• The most spread belief: Wolf at full moon.
– The metamorphosed human gains Strength, Speed, ferocity…(Different looking)
– Needs : Hunt, fresh flesh
– Alterations post-transformations
• How to become a werewolf:
– With agreement : Evil pact, rituals.
– No agreement: Moon, Malediction, curses, bite.
– Other: birth ability, Soul trance

6. Werewolf Specifications
• Vulnerabilities
– Few because of Physical resistance, crafty mind.
– Recently : Silver weapons.
– Unlike vampires, the are not harmed by religious artifacts.

7. Werewolf Specifications
• How to cure?
– Safety way:
• Exhausting the werewolf to make it
weak and let go out the curse.
• Exorcism or Cure potion
• Christianity conversion
– Lethal way :
• behead

8. Werewolf Specifications
o Vampires and Werewolves
o Same name in some Europe countries: Vulkodlak
o Vampiric Witches and transformations
o Dead Werewolves and deads humans
o They Look Like in a Face To Face

9. Modern cases
• People thinking they are lycanthrope are treated as clinical
lycanthropy illness
• Most Known Cases :
– Gilles de Rais : Jeanne d’arc companion accused to suffer
of lycanthropy (Executed in 1440)
– Gevaudan beast (1764-67)
– Peter Stumbb (1589) cannibalism and black magic

10. Contents with Werewolves
• Books: Games:
 Moliere Video Games
 J.R.R. Tolkien Board Games or Cards
 Saga Harry Potter
 Twilight
 Stephen King
• Movies:
 Pacte des loups (2001)
 Wolfman (2008)
 UnderWorld Saga / Twilight Saga
 Van Helsing

11. Conclusion
• Lot of legends about werewolves, Lot of
stories not classified.
• Some true? Or just sick people?
See you 21st November at midnight…