Page 2 of 2
Re: Apparently we aren't trying to give a different approach...
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:29 am
by Berserker
blackwolfhell wrote:One thing I learned was in japanese lore:
Amaterasu is the sun god. When he comes down to earth, he takes the form of a wolf.
That may be the god like quality. There is also another book series call wolf's rain that has a few theries on werewolf orgins.
I hate to possibly start up a semantics argument, but a god taking the form of a wolf is not a werewolf.
A werewolf is and always will be a creature involving
human transformation.
Re: Apparently we aren't trying to give a different approach...
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:58 am
by RedEye
Ummmm...
Amaterasu O-mi-Kami is a Sun Goddess! She is the source of life in Japan (if you're Shinto).
And yes, She did take the form of a wolf.
But She wasn't a Werewolf. That is reserved for Humans.
Re: Apparently we aren't trying to give a different approach...
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:40 am
by Berserker
RedEye wrote:Ummmm...
Amaterasu O-mi-Kami is a Sun Goddess! She is the source of life in Japan (if you're Shinto).
And yes, She did take the form of a wolf.
But She wasn't a Werewolf. That is reserved for Humans.
JINX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 you owe me a coke
Re: Apparently we aren't trying to give a different approach...
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:00 pm
by blackwolfhell
Really!? That Nintendo Power magizine is gonna pay for that!!!! I am never gonna believe nintendo again.
Re: Apparently we aren't trying to give a different approach...
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:42 pm
by Silverclaw
That may be the god like quality. There is also another book series call wolf's rain that has a few theries on werewolf orgins.
Wolf's Rain is an anime series made a few years ago, not a book. Also, it was about wolves that had the power to give themselves human illusions, so they could blend in with regular humans. No actual transformations and no werewolves.
I don't think werewolves were ever seen as gods...not that I know of anyways. Maybe god-like in that they have the power to become wolves and do things they could never do as just humans. Werewolves of folklore were not pure good or evil. It was whatever the individual was. So we are kindof going back to basics here, making what werewolves are like based on the person, instead of automatically pure evil like Hollywood turned it into.