In Ireland the Werewolf was looked upon as a guardian to travelers, especially women and children. They also fought in the service of their overlords during war times or against rival clans.

@thelion2751

Жыл бұрын

Its cool how many legends they change what the werewolves are or do,Greek is a punishment and Ireland are guardians

@shroomey6686

Жыл бұрын

​@@thelion2751 ssimilar to snakes, in abrahamic religions its a symbol of evil, trickery, maliciousness, while in agrarian countries such as thailand india indonesia, snakes are seen as good gods as they kill pests and also because of this appear often in harvests.

@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387

Жыл бұрын

Is saint Christopher the werewolf originally from Irish folklore??

@DrixMaloneDFS

Жыл бұрын

@A.C.E.A.G Because of MYTHOLOGY lmao ?? You're proud of Irish ancestry because of myths of irish fantasy 🤔🤨🤦🏾‍♂😂...

@Amy_the_Lizard

11 ай бұрын

@@DrixMaloneDFS Why not? I really don't understand why you seem to find this absurd, mythology is a common way for people to connect to their ancestors and is a huge part of cultural identies

And here People made fun of Castlevania 64, Legacy of Darkness and Circle of the Moon for having weretigers, werepanthers and werehorses

@Necrowolf81

Жыл бұрын

never heard of werehorses

@derektereve286

Жыл бұрын

@@Necrowolf81 I don't know if there's any mythology behind it, but given that weretigers and werepanthers are thing, it wouldn't surprise

@daniellandon6811

Жыл бұрын

The sega game Altered Beast had Weretigers before Castlevania

@ramonsalvaleon2616

Жыл бұрын

Werehorses are like Tikbalang in Pilipino folklore.

@nicholasjones7881

Жыл бұрын

Nah, I laughed at the terrible game play for the 64

I love other types of werebeasts. Werewolves dominate entertainment and it is nice to see others.

@La-familia-de-Fazio

Жыл бұрын

You’re “were-exposure” is dependent on your world geographic location.

@philipargo

Жыл бұрын

It's part of youtube's new inclusivity push.

@cloberlobster2276

Жыл бұрын

​@@philipargo 😅

@FDE_Doom_Guy

11 ай бұрын

I definitely wanna be a weresnow leopard. Werewolves are like the gateway werebeasts lol.

@sm4carnageihope

10 ай бұрын

Then check out Curtis Jobling's "Wereworld" book series

Honestly out of all the were-species the weretiger is the most powerful and terrifying to me. A tiger is among if not the most physically powerful land predator alive today and you give all that strength the mind of a human and if possible a humanoid physic... just say goodnight. No wonder they're considered nigh unstoppable.

@brianachim2670

Жыл бұрын

Can you imagine if they existed in real life?

@brandonspringfield2861

Жыл бұрын

A bear easily outclasses the tiger in strength and durability

@darkestwilightt

Жыл бұрын

@Brandon Springfield tigers hunt and are much stronger than sloth bears. A tiger may not be as durable as a bear, but it comes close if not matches the bear in strength and has the tools and experience to kill bears

@brandonspringfield2861

Жыл бұрын

@@darkestwilightt brown bears G they literally get 2-3 × as big as tigers look up kodiak bears they can get to 10ft tall and average between 900-1,500lbs the world record being 1,656lbs and thats a wild specimen. The biggest wild tiger was like 700lbs.

@darkestwilightt

Жыл бұрын

@Brandon Springfield I know how big bears, especially Kodiak bears, can get. However, it's also a fact that all cats reliably hunt animals that are not only bigger than themselves by a decent amount but are also heavier. One of the tigers' main food sources is water Buffalo, which can weigh on average in the wild from 1,500 up to 2,200 pounds, which is much heavier than the Kodiak bear on average in the wild

Here in the Philippines, we have creatures that we call as 'Tikbalang' they were like centaurs of Greek myth but in reverse. They have head of a horse and a body of a man. They were also depicted as a horse/human hybrid, depending on the source. They were thought of misguiding travelers at night and eventually eating them.

The only time I have seen the myth of the werehyena used in modern fiction was in "Queen of the Black Coast". A Conan the Barbarian story, in which a group of soldiers were cursed to transform into human sized hyenas, and tasked to protect the lands around the ruins of the abandoned city they tried to plunder.

@Necrowolf81

Жыл бұрын

The World Of Darkness RP game has Wolves, Bears, Ravens, Snakes, Spiders, Hyenas, Various cat types, Coyotes, Crocodiles/alligators, sharks, rats and probably a few others I'm forgetting.

@kellharris2491

Жыл бұрын

I have seen some books start to use them. But sadly they made her the antagonist. It was an lesbian romance. She ended up with a were coyote instead.

A werewolf was be so obvious since they're the most popular shape-shifting Beast like creatures. but a weretiger and a werejaguar I didn't even know that those myths/legends were actually real.

@Necrowolf81

Жыл бұрын

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@subhasishdutta554

Жыл бұрын

Oh they are. It's said that those who are eaten by tigers are often seen to come back as creatures known as 'Baghmura', meaning tiger-head

I am from Northeast India and we have folklore of such creature old people use to believe that there is this weretiger like creature. A man went to sleep but his spirit roam around he transforms into a humanoid tiger or weretiger, he will hunt and eat everything he sees. He cannot be killed because he is just a spirit but if someone manage to find the body of the sleeping and kill him. Both the spirit and the man dies. The man has no aware of what his spirit has done when he is sleeping he feels tired and pain when he woke up.

I am in LOVE with this video! I knew about werecats and a little bit about werehyenas, but the others are completely new to me. I'm very excited to take some of these shapeshifters and use them in my writing. Major thumbs up! :D

@cheshirehat8355

Жыл бұрын

A fellow writer. May I ask, if I told you a bit about a character I made, could you tell me what you think and possibly suggest improvements?

BTW, since werewolves are a type of werebeasts, have you heard of the Wolves of Ossory? There’s a movie called “The Wolfwalkers”; so, they’re technically the werewolves of Ireland. Cool, right?

@itpugil

Жыл бұрын

gonna check that out!

Fascinating! But so short! More videos about werecreatures would be wonderful if you wanted to do them. There's just so much to choose from!

@MythologyUnleashed

Жыл бұрын

While there are many werebeasts in fiction, only a small handful come from mythology and folklore! That said, the weretiger in particular has quite a bit of story about it!

@merlapittman5034

Жыл бұрын

@@MythologyUnleashed I agree, but the many variations from different places are fascinating, too

Speaking of werefolk, one of my favorite series is the old MTV series Teen Wolf. Has everything from werewolves to Japanese oni in it. And I always thought that Kira was a better match to Scott than Allison. As Kira, being a kitsune could legitimately fight alongside Scott at the same level. Plus her accelerated healing factor allows her to survive wounds that would kill any normal human. Also when the oni were introduced, the "translation" of the kanji is actually incorrect. 己 Romanji onore means myself, not self. Self in Japanese is 自己 Romanji jiko.

@faleydoyle6097

Жыл бұрын

I hate the way mtv changed the time of teenwolf to one am

@Kyleplier

Жыл бұрын

@@faleydoyle6097 no need for that these days. Teen Wolf is on Hulu bro. Been re-watching it.

@SparkPlugged9722

Жыл бұрын

I like teen wolf i saw all 6 seasons on Netflix

@ohsnap9756

Жыл бұрын

How about Grimm the TV show?

@grekoy

Жыл бұрын

I love that show.

Good work the video on the werebeasts, my friend! My favorite werebeast is the Mokole, the werereptiles from Werewolf the Apocalypse because they took in a form variety of prehistoric hybrids in a mix of dinosaur, dragon, and Leviathan.

Werebeasts are known to be protecters, guardians, warriors for wars, being crazy animals that devour people like a piece of meat, and basically every thing that feature these guys

I love the various, Werecats, especially the Weretiger! Wonderful video, brilliant presentation!🌹💜🌍

Actually, this is the best vid you made. I’ve always fancied the magical transformations of shape shifting into animals; be it an animal or a werebeast. Keep up the great work Mythology & Fiction Explored!

In Northeast India, Weretigers are very very common. Even till date, Tangkhul Nagas especially some old people can feel when the time of the weretigers, at that time is forbidden to go into the jungle for hunting, for their own safety.

@tfordham13

Жыл бұрын

If you see one record it

@abenthung9378

Жыл бұрын

@@tfordham13 😂 bro it will take balls of titanium to sit in the middle of haunted jungles at night to wait of such things but if i happen to see one i will record it.

@tfordham13

Жыл бұрын

@Aben Kikon you could use a gun guns don't care about magic

Now I feel like statting a wereowlbear. Thank you for the inspiration!

Honestly I might take notes from this video and the sources in the description for my own stories. Love werecreatures, but it gets convoluted when you try and figure out what's a modern day idea that's popular on the internet and what's from actual mythology from times past. So thanks for making it easier! Love the vid and the presentation of it all. Also I did not actually think WereOwls were a thing, but that is good to know. :D

No surprise there,the fear of the possibility of losing one's will to primal instinct is something that a lot of people fear

I've always loved different types of werecreatures 🖤

This was a superb episode. That's all I will say. The other day, I was hearing a podcast and they were questioning the possibility of the Egyptian pantheon of gods being real, to some extent, and then they kind off crossed to the werebeasts and most of the cryptids that we seem to hunt to this day. I must say that the whole idea set roots in my mind. The whole conversation started about a castle were people told for a very long time that they saw creatures from Hell, most of them looking like chymeras.

Wow, I didn't know Werejaguars existed in were mythology too. I already think the actual animal is pretty cool. Neat that Werejaguars don't sound like the usual horror were monster. I can't think of a single movie, show, or game they might've been in. I was a little aware of Weretigers. I read a book a few years ago about them and how they were feared and dealt with.

@geoknuckles4629

Жыл бұрын

Hellboy reboot movie had a Werejaguar.

@beastmaster0934

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@geoknuckles4629I was just about to comment that Hellboy has a werejaguar in it. I guess you beat me to it.

@geoknuckles4629

Жыл бұрын

@@beastmaster0934 Who knew.

Okay, I’ll admit that this was an unexpected late birthday gift from you guys. Cats probably don’t count for werebeasts as well as bears, boars, and crocodiles. Only wolves, leopards, hyenas, jackals, owls, jaguars, eagles, hawks, falcons, and at least a couple more would count on me.

@MythologyUnleashed

Жыл бұрын

Frankly we'd rather not encounter any of them! Happy birthday!

@DaughterofAnubis

Жыл бұрын

@@MythologyUnleashed ^^ Thanks guys.

@jacobdavis4905

Жыл бұрын

There is a were bear in story's

@DaughterofAnubis

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobdavis4905 In my stories? No.

@adrianabundiz148

Жыл бұрын

Why not?

The Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim introduced werebears to the game. During one of my playthroughs, it seemed Solstheim (the island they're native to) decided to throw all the werebears at me because they kept spawning at the most random times and with unusual frequency.

@LICENFIREFEAR

Жыл бұрын

Werebears shouldve been taller and bigger than werewolfs in skyrim

@25Erix

Жыл бұрын

@@LICENFIREFEAR It was just easier to code werebears onto the werewolf skeleton. Besides, they had larger heads.

In my tribal traditions werewolves were also considered guardians and protectors, sometimes summoned or called upon for vengeance or "justice".

@recohenderson1046

4 ай бұрын

And Wereboars🐗

@recohenderson1046

4 ай бұрын

Wallace and Gromit Wererabbit

@recohenderson1046

4 ай бұрын

Also Heard of Weresharks🦈 Werebears🐻🐻‍❄️ Werebats🦇 Werejaguars🐆

Dude, I love your videos, the tone and atmosphere is great, the information is perfect and comes in concise bites. Very good.

Kudos to you for this very interesting mythical creature lore video!! In the role playing game, Dungeons and Dragons, there are many were-creatures, commonly known as lycanthropes. Were Ravens, Were Sharks, Were Sheep and Were Seals are some of the unique types among the common ones mentioned in this video. There's also Jackalweres, a jackal who shape changes into a human or hybrid. There's even a were dragon in D&D as well. DC comics even has King Shark, a creature similar to a were shark, but permanently in hybrid form. Lycanthropes are very mysterious and interesting creatures. I wish film makers could stop creating reboots of most already made films and start introducing some were creatures, OTHER THAN WEREWOLVES, into the movies!!!

I was hoping you were going to cover these! Great video! ❤❤❤❤❤

Bloody roar on ps2 was my all time favorite fighting game. I’m surprised they haven’t made a new one in so long

I've always admired the werewolf because of the stories and movies and even myths as well. It's power is incredible. These werebeasts of course are extremely awesome. The tells of them are fascinating. Very excellent 👍🏻 💯👏🏻👏🏻

I'm an old lady now, but when I was studying zoology in Kenya about 50 years ago, I met a middle aged German woman who became a friend of mine. She told me, that during a night ceremony with some bush peoples, she saw a man turn into a hyena. When I laughed at her, she became very angry and emphatically said "I have zeen it! I have zeen it!" This woman was quite sane and there weren't drugs involved. I don't know what my friend saw, but I never questioned her after that. I've also seen a film called "Hisssss"" about a woman-snake deity in India. Note 5 S's rather than 7 S's which is another movie all together. The one with 7 S's is an older, but frightening film about a evil doctor who turns people into snakes. Check them out.

Here in Italy we have a lot of different were-creatures. In Sardegna for example there is Boe Erchitu, a giant ox/human hibrid with steel horns that hold 2 red lit candles. Differently from werewolves this trasformation can be stopped by cutting the horns or extinguish both the flames of the red candles

The werecats from Scooby doo

So cool I love the pictures of the werewolves And I would like to see more.

Im so happy that u also include Malaysia as well. When i was little i was often told. That the weretiger are some practice that learnt by the people back then with the main purpose is to protect their families. but now its just merely stories in past time

Great video as I always enjoy seeing these kinds of overlap from cultures that never came across each other.

Werebeasts or Therianthropes, are amongst the oldest and most powerful paranormal beings/people within the world. For several thousand years, these weres or therians they have been the stuff of legends as there are few beings they can barely even match their power and spirit, being kin to the great beasts they're mystically/spiritual bonded to. Some legends say these beings like vampires are gifted eternal youth/life and become even more powerful with the passage of time. And these legends possibly date back to when people drew/painted/told stories in caves as depicts people turning into animals. With the werewolf likely being the oldest and most powerful of all the weres and therians.

The Wereowl reveals the reason most creatures of mythology have very little information. Most of the time speaking the name of the beast would actually summon it, or draw its attention. Talking about it is just asking it to show itself.

These Stikini seem to be a possible explanation for the appearance of the Mothman. There were stories that suggested the Mothman might have been a very large owl.

In S. E. Asia, there were stories of local shamans that can turn into tigers at will when night falls.

What’s really cool and creative is that for DC comics rebirth run of Wonder Woman. The Bodah or were hyenas were worshipers of urzkartagah which is the fictional plant god and husband to Barbara Minerva aka the Cheetah who is a human cheetah hybrid. The blending of real mythology and comic creators highlights some of the lesser known were beast and mythologies!

I’d never heard of a couple entries on this list. Thank you for expanding my supernatural knowledge! Gives me inspiration for writing fiction.

@DrixMaloneDFS

Жыл бұрын

Me as well, as my book has a huge variety of species from different worlds/planets, galaxies, etc. Videos like these have helped me out tremendously, besides the different sites on supernatural world of creatures, beasts, entities, beings, etc. Most definitely appreciative.

WEREBEASTS!!!! YAS! So, so glad to see this uploaded. Needed something to help me wind down, after a long and stressful work day. To read the little note on the video, concerning weretigers, I never heard of the idea that (in some traditions) a weretiger forms when a tiger eats too many people. That's a new one to me for sure! The wereowl is new to me. I'm used to hearing about magic users shape shifting into an owl as example. And it's undead too? Oh my! I can use this video for reference with my writings, and of course always will I give credit.

The first werecats were seen during the shooting of Michael Jackson's music video, Thriller 😂😂 and Scooby Doo on a Zombie Island 1998

So lovely to hear his voice... We miss him.

Ok so when he said werecats am I the only one who thought of Scooby doo on zombie island? Nope just me, ok I’ll see myself out

I really enjoyed this very much. You have a new subscriber. 😊

Someone has probably said this already but the lore of the Elder Scrolls series speaks of Werevultures and Weresharks

❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍 especially this one because it's about #WEREBEASTS like:- American🇺🇲 Werewolf🐺, British🇬🇧 Werelion🦁, Indian🇮🇳 Weretiger🐯🐅, Nigerian🇳🇬 Werehyena & Werepanther, Egyptian🇪🇬 Werecat🐱🐈 & the Great Russian🇷🇺 Werebear🐻.

@lorddraco1359

7 ай бұрын

Where is Weredragons ?

@recohenderson1046

4 ай бұрын

Also Heard of Weresharks🦈 Werebears🐻🐻‍❄️ Werelions🦁 WerePanthers Werebats🦇 Werejaguars🐆

Great video and interesting myths. Also my Werewolf the Apocalypse senses are tingling with delight.

@Necrowolf81

Жыл бұрын

vert glad you didn't say Werewolf The Forsaken...

Great video.

There is a book series called Anita Blake that has over a dozen diffrent species of were-creatures.

I would like to see more on were beasts. The Russian werebear, the Chinese were tiger, the Japanese werefoxes were women who could shape shift into foxes. The only difference with Native American were beasts is that sometimes animals could turn into people.

I do have full love and respect for you and your videos, Mythology Unleashed 🤘😇😎🤓😊🤘

The Monster Girl Encyclopedia already has the werewolf, werecat, wererabbit, weresheep, and werebat. This video just adds more werebeasts who should be added to the encyclopedia. I would love to see werelions, weretigers, and werehyenas added to the Monster Girl Encyclopedia.

@YEY0806

Жыл бұрын

In all honesty, a werelion/tiger sounds more terrifying than werewolves since tigers are known to actually seek revenge on previous opponents, and Lions are impervious to neck damage

@johnnymason2460

Жыл бұрын

@@YEY0806 If you're referring to a werelion or a weretiger from the Monster Girl Encyclopedia, they are probably more aggressive in sexual matters. Wouldn't matter to me, though. I would still want a werelion and weretiger. A werehyena would also have an aggressive streak. Considering how a hyena looks, you may be dealing with a shemale monster girl. Not a problem for me.

@YEY0806

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnymason2460 Oh, I was referring generally not specifically MGE

@johnnymason2460

Жыл бұрын

@@YEY0806 I understand. In the real world, werebeasts should be avoided at all times.

@Amy_the_Lizard

11 ай бұрын

@@johnnymason2460 I don't know if a werelion would neccesarily be sexually aggressive. On one hand, actual African lions live in a patriarchal society, which might make them less aggressive. On the other hand, Asiatic lionesses (which are way less patriarchal) are insanely horny when in heat and can initiate intercoarse dozens of times in a single day (not sure if African lions are as bad.) So which kind of lion is involved would likely have some effect. As for hyenas, I'd say aggressive streak would be putting it mildly considering their social structures - especially if you were dealing with one of the higher ranking females. Then anatomically there's also the whole pseudopenis situation - at least with spotted hyenes - striped hyenas have more conventional reproductive anatomy... This information is brought to you by my farm animal reproduction class, which contrary to the title was not limited to farm animals

As a child,i had a re-occuring dream about a weremoose ! It was terrifieing to say the least .

Near where I live, weretigers are called cindakus, and have the job to keep peace between humans and tigers.

Fantastic mythology monsters!

We need more werecats in the media.

1:40 Don't you just love Medieval art! The only thing that can make a man getting eaten by a vicious beast look like a dude getting a back rub

thank you 🦇🐺🦊🐯

Part 2, PLEASE!

nice video!👍

Just saw this video and wow, this is so cool and educational in a sense. I think all werebeasts aside from werewolves are awesome

I can't remember which country exactly, but in South East Asia there are stories of evil sorcerors who can transform in flying reptilian monsters at night to attack those who anger them. Although this story predates the science of palaeontology, some people have noted that these monsters sound surprisingly like pterodactyls!

Love this stuff

Now I'm curious as to the existence of a WereElephant!

I'd be more terrified to hear an excited hyena than a wolf.

Wonderful!!!.

Hello hope you’re doing OK thank you for the wonderful stories❤

It never occurred to me that other animals can be were!

Werebeasts are awesome!

the world doesn't just bathe in science, but also with unknown sides that humanity hasn't discovered yet

Always loved werebeasts.

I'm a sucker for beast within stories.

I love it.

Interesting

in scandinavia, there a berserker:werebear, ulfhednar:werewolf and jofurr:wereboar

If it's an animal there is probably a Werecreature about it. Their is said to even be Weredinosaurs but they are rare.

Hey Mythology Unleashed, can you do a video of Mummies from Ancient Egypt for me, please?

@MythologyUnleashed

Жыл бұрын

Cursed mummies rising from the grave are more of a Hollywood monster, rather than an ancient myth!

Have you ever thought of doing a video on Flying Heads around the world. From the Iroquois to the ancient Japan?

Wereworld by Curtis Jobling is the best book series I've ever read revolving around this topic

That weretiger looks like its hundreds of lbs of muscle.

Roar goes the tiger! ❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯❤🐯

Was hoping for you to cover the weresharks of hawaiian folklore :

do the not deer next

@lincolngravemann682

Жыл бұрын

That is not a bad idea

@lincolngravemann682

Жыл бұрын

That is not a bad idea

@DaughterofAnubis

Жыл бұрын

@@lincolngravemann682 The Not-Deer? What’s that?

@lincolngravemann682

Жыл бұрын

@@DaughterofAnubis it's a a crypted like bigfoot but it looks like a deer with something wrong about it like sharp teeth or standing on 2 legs talking anything dear should not have and if you acknowledge the things it shouldn't have in any way it will attack you at least that is the version I heard

@DaughterofAnubis

Жыл бұрын

@@lincolngravemann682 Oh that makes sense. Thanks man!

A jag got a greater bite than a lion?! Now that’s crazy nature for you!

brings back fond memories of the Bloody roar series

cool

Therianthropes, or 'Werebeasts', also includes Lycanthropes(Werewolves/Wargs), not just shapeshifters outside the canid variety. Not a criticism btw, just adding to the info. Great video 👍

@MythologyUnleashed

Жыл бұрын

We did an episode solely for werewolves quite some time ago!

@Son-of-Tyr

Жыл бұрын

@@MythologyUnleashed Oh yeah I'm not criticizing at all. Great video, especially considering how much info you managed to condense in a short time. I was just throwing that in there for whatever reason. I really enjoyed it!

My first and still one of my most favorites Mythologies Unleashed! #MU2024

Please do Nezha next.

The sookie stack house books opened up my mind 2 this

What about the were lions, im surprised you didn't mention them.

i've only ever heard of werewolves. Didn't know their actually other werebeasts out there. I mean i would fantasize ab being a werecat or weretiger but that because i like the felion race and i would wamt to turn into that species if i had the "were"curse

@Necrowolf81

Жыл бұрын

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As a currently shifting werewolf I approve of this video!

Werebear is my favorite

Fun fact: In some island cultures, there are even weresharks.

Please make a video all about the Japanese Sea Giants named Umibozu which means Seamonk please