Lycanthropy
The Werewolf is just a silly legend made for scary stories, horror movies and (the worst of it all) teen icons, right?
But what if the creature was based on real accounts?
There are legends that date back to when humans were living in tribal communities that seem to verify this. While the idea of a shape shifter is rather absurd, the origin of the concept is a bit more interesting.
As some of you may know, long ago, humans had a very special and complicated relationship with animals. They were feared, yet hunted. Hated, yet worshipped. A large predator could snag one of your offspring when you weren't looking. However, many of the ancient deities and spirits took the form of these same predators.
Ancient Shamans and tribe leaders admired these beasts. They were strong. They were fast. They could hunt well. They admired them so much so, that when the leaders and warriors went out to do hunting of their own, they would often dress in the skins of these animals, so that they may emulate the beast's strength and ability. There was once a Native American tribe that worshiped wolves. Back in 1949, a shocking discovery was made by the Kentucky farmer named A.C. Ayres.
He stumbled upon a burial mound that contained the skeleton of a Native American male, from the group refereed to as "the Adena Culture." His disjointed skeleton was taken to a lab and reassembled to try to get an idea of what the man looked like. What they found was enough to make one's blood run cold. Among the pieces of the bones of the man, a few shards turned out to be non-human. When examined, it was found that they were cut from the skull and jaw of a wolf. A similar discovery was made 10 years prior at a different archaeological dig in Montgomery County, Kentucky, not too far from the skeleton they had just acquired.
When they examined the young man's skull, they found the front teeth to be missing, despite the fact that the rest of the teeth were in good shape. This meant that they were most likely removed intentionally during his lifetime. When the skull was complete, the team could not help but notice that the bones from the wolf fit perfectly in the space where the man's teeth were removed.
Is it possible that a sect of the Adena people worshiped and emulated the werewolf? The truth could be more horrifying than anything Hollywood could ever dream up.
Credited to The Chaos Puppet
Originally uploaded on February 17, 2012
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