What is another name for a werewolf?

Answer 1

There are several names for a were wolf, werewolf being the most common as it obviously means man wolf. e.g Lycanthrope, shape shifter, werebeasts and Therian (man/beast). At some stage of history they were known as vampires as they though if you buried a dead werewolf it would come back as a vampire in the shape of a wolf/beast or hyenas, which proweled the battle feilds, drinking the blood of dying soldiers. Damarchus or Damarch was a victorious olympic boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) was said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the sacrifice of Lycaean Zeus, becoming a man after 9 years.

Answer 2

Werewolves - A person who has been cut/bitten/mauled by another werewolf and has therefore turned into one. They cannot control when they turn.

Lycans - A person who is born a werewolf and whose parents are both werewolves, therefore they are able to control when they turn.

Answer 3

another name 4 a werewolf is a lycan but if u hate them like i do a mutt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

Another name for a wolf would be their scientific name, Canis lupus.

Answer 5

Lycanthropes, i.e.; people displaying symptoms of the disorder lycanthropy. Lycans for short.

Answer 6

Alpha (born a werewolf and can change at anytime) and Beta (changes every midnight) and Omega (like beta but are the weekest and are treated as not equal)

Answer 7

Lycanthropes.