Lupus hominarius

kunalopex · Post by **kunalopex** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:38 am

I have just discovered the double meaning of the italian term for Werewolf": Lupo mannaro.
Its interesting, an italian friend of mine explained me alla aspects last evening.
I wonder if you already know...

Grayheart · Post by **Grayheart** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:55 am

What is the double-meaning?

kunalopex · Post by **kunalopex** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:54 am

Lupus is the latin for "wolf" while hominarius means in late and vulgar latin "pretending to act like a man".
Lupus hominarius was used in early centuaries after the fall of the roman empire, it then turned into the italian "Lupo mannaro".
The term "mannaro" is strongly related to the name of a big, heavvy knife used by butchers called "mannaia". The mannaia knife is what is necessary to cut instantly big pieces of flesh and bones together.
Thus... the italian Lupo mannaro means not only "a wolf that act like a man" but also someone very VERY dangerous, someone who can quarter you in a few seconds.
A wild, instict based person or animal with no fear, capable of killing with a large profusion of blood. The italian Lupo mannaro is totally a negative term, nothing to do with the english werewolf, or theriantropy or other spiritual meanings.
Hope i was clear with my (poor) english.

Silverwolfman · Post by **Silverwolfman** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:41 pm

man they always come up with something with a double meaning no matter what. but nice double meaning if u ask me. wierd but cool.

MoonKit · Post by **MoonKit** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:12 pm

Thats pretty cool. Good find!

Silverwolfman · Post by **Silverwolfman** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:42 pm

its sorta like the book blood and chocolate it tells of the double meaning of them both. they both taste delicious when u first try them and they are always delicous after u taste them again. one of them is hard to aquire and may leed to death but the other is so easy that u could set urself for life on chocolate and still have the other yearning for blood. thats how i am but i like blood more then chocolate. they have addicting tastes but i like em.