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| − | The name comes from the greek myth of lycaon the cruel.lycaon was famous for his rudeness and Zeus,the king of the gods,decided to visit old lycaon. Lycaons servants treated Zeus with great respect and Lycaon was so angry he decided to feed Zeus a dis of human flesh for dinner. When Zeus found out he was so out raged he hit the entire castle with a lightning bolt and Lycaon fled. That night Lycaon was sleeping the turned into a wolf and thus the name lycanthropy. |
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| − | {{Quote|Another term lycanthrope, often used to describes werewolves, however, refers to someone who suffers from a mental disease of fantasizing being a wolf. This particular mental disorder is termed lycanthropy.|[[Arsenius Jigger]], ''[[The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts]]''.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}} |
+ | {{Quote|Another term lycanthrope, often used to describes werewolves, however, refers to someone who suffers from a mental disease of fantasizing being a wolf. This particular mental disorder is termed lycanthropy.|[[Arsenius Jigger]], ''[[The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts]]''.|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)}} |
'''Lycanthropy''' is the state in which a [[werewolf]] finds him or herself: that of turning into a fearsome and deadly near-wolf. |
'''Lycanthropy''' is the state in which a [[werewolf]] finds him or herself: that of turning into a fearsome and deadly near-wolf. |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 13:21, 31 March 2015
- "Another term lycanthrope, often used to describes werewolves, however, refers to someone who suffers from a mental disease of fantasizing being a wolf. This particular mental disorder is termed lycanthropy."
- — Arsenius Jigger, The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts.[src]
Lycanthropy is the state in which a werewolf finds him or herself: that of turning into a fearsome and deadly near-wolf.
The term is often used to describe actual werewolves, but some authors, like Arsenius Jigger in his work The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts, assert that its correct use is of describing a mental disease of fantasising being a wolf and, thus, prefer the term werewolfry, when referring to the condition of being a werewolf.[1]
Behind the scenes
- In an interview, J. K. Rowling has stated that she used lycanthropy as a metaphor for HIV in the Harry Potter novels.[2]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
