What is another name for a werewolf.............................................? & What is the name of the weed that blooms in the light of the full moon............................................................................?
2006-08-15 16:18:19 · 13 answers · asked by 8upcoaldigger69 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Lycanthrope is another name for a werewolf. Loup-garou may also be used.
Wolfbane is probably the weed you're thinking of.
"Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright."
-- "The Wolf Man"
2006-08-15 17:09:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lycanthrope is the technical term for a werewolf or any were person. The flower that blooms at night is Night Blooming Jasmine.
2006-08-15 23:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by ldyrhiannon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like other's have said, Lycanthrope is the name for any type of were-beast. In the first Universal Wolf-Man movie, there was a gypsy chant "when the wolfsbane blooms, and the moon is clear and bright". I think Wolfsbane is Belladonna. Hope this helps man.
2006-08-16 00:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by Ronnie H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another name for a werewolf is a lycanthrope and the flower you're thinking of is a night blooming cereus cactus, or a moon flower, aka Datura.
2006-08-15 23:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A "Lycanthorp" would be another name for a werewolf and the plant you are referring to is called "wolfsbane".
Have a lovely rest of the evening.
2006-08-15 23:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by Goblin g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name is thought most likely to derive from Old English wer (or were) and wulf. The first part, wer is translated as "man" (as in a male human, not the race of humanity). It has cognates in several Germanic languages including Gothic wair, Old High German wer and Old Norse var. The second half, wulf translates to "wolf" - or in some cases, beast. The two parts joined together then translate to manwolf. Alternate theories for the root of 'were' is the Latin vir, which has the same meaning, and the Old English weri (to wear). With this second alternative it would translate roughly to wearer of the wolf skin. Related to the second translation are the Norse ulfhednar, a lupine version of the bearlike berserkr who were said to wear a wolf skin into battle.
Other sources believe it is derived from warg-wolf,[citation needed] where warg (or later werg and wero) is cognate with Norse "varg" meaning wolf. Vargulf means the kind of wolf that slaughters many of a flock or herd but eats only a bit, which was a serious problem for herders. They had to somehow destroy the individual wolf that had run mad before it destroyed their entire flock or herd. They would often then hang the wolf's hide in the bedroom of a young infant, believing it to give the baby supernatural powers. Warg by itself was used in Old English for that specific kind of wolf (see J. R. R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit) and it was used as well for what would now be called a serial killer. Possibly related is the fact that, in Norse society, men who suffered outlawry (being banished from society, with people being allowed to kill the outlaw at will with no legal repercussion, and forbidden to give him any aid whatever) were often referred to as vargr; that is, wolf.
The Greek term Lycanthropy (a compound of which the first part derives from the same Proto-Indo-European root for "wolf", *wlkwo-, as the English word) is also commonly used for the "wolf - man" transformation. The term for the metamorphosis of people into animals in general, rather than wolves specifically, is therianthropy (therianthrope means beast-man). The term turnskin or turncoat (Latin: versipellis, Russian : oboroten, O. Norse: hamrammr) is sometimes also used. The French name for a werewolf, sometimes used in English, is loup-garou, from the Latin noun lupus meaning wolf.[2] The second element is thought to be from Old French garoul meaning 'werewolf.' This in turn is most likely from Frankish *wer-wulf meaning man-wolf.[3]
2006-08-15 23:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by sailormars_53188 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about the weed but another word for werewolf will be lunatic.
2006-08-15 23:22:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you will not blv me... but when we have full moon i change to a wolf! i live in the north of Greece and i am Swedish, i had these expierience when i was young.... my mom took me in a mountain and sth like a vimpire bit me...since then i had to hide so i went in a mountain where i can stay in my home have everything and not hurt anyone...there are people though who are chasing me... sth like cia...but they are called wabp...wolf alien body protectors... i hate my self but i love internet and movies that keep me in touch with the world!
2006-08-16 11:09:22 · answer #8 · answered by Lolla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lycanthrope or Loup Garou....don't know the name of the flower.
2006-08-16 08:51:35 · answer #9 · answered by michaelchasarae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lupine, french is loup garou, and the weed is wolfsbane
2006-08-15 23:33:42 · answer #10 · answered by death_from_above 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋