In reference to werecats who turn into lions, the ability is often associated with royalty. When these gods mate with humans, offspring can be produced, and these children sometimes grow up to be shapeshifters those who don't transform may instead have other powers. In the case of leopards, this is often because the creature is really a leopard deity masquerading as a human. Africa Īfrican legends describe werelions, werepanthers or wereleopards. During the witch trials, all shapeshifters, including werewolves, were considered witches whether they were male or female. They are generally labelled witches, even though they may have no magical ability other than self-transformation. Some European werecats became giant domestic cats or panthers.
Folklore Europe Įuropean folklore usually depicts werecats as people who transform into domestic cats. Werecats are increasingly featured in popular culture, although not as often as werewolves. ĭepending on the story in question, the species involved can be a domestic cat, a tiger, a lion, a leopard, a lynx, or any other type, including some that are purely mythical felines. Īiluranthrope is a lesser-known term that refers to a feline therianthrope. Its root word ailouros is also used in ailurophilia, the most common term for a deep love of cats. Prud'homme's book - The demand for condensed music - Learning and literature - Die Walküre und der Boomerangelungen - The works of Sappho.A werecat (also written in a hyphenated form as were-cat) is an analog to " werewolf" for a feline therianthropic creature.Īiluranthropy comes from the Greek root words ailouros meaning "cat",< and anthropos, meaning "human" and refers to human/feline transformations, or to other beings that combine feline and human characteristics. Blossom - Death and the soldier - The 'jinin' farms - The angel and the flowers - The child's letter - The singer mother - The two wives - The wooing of Miss Woppit - The talisman - George's birthday - Sweet-One-Darling and the dream fairies - Sweet-One-Darling and the moon-garden - Samuel Cowles and his horse Royal - The werewolf - A marvelous invention - The story of Xanthippe - Baked beans and culture - Mlle.
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